Abstract：Objective To explore the place for “sitting the month”(or known as postpartum confinement) and its impact on postnatal depression. Methods 735 valid records were collected by paper or electronic questionnaires from October to November 2019. The self-reported general information, status of “sitting the month”, and, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were recorded by the questionnaires, and the data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 24.0. Results The proportion of women “sitting the month” at their own home was higher than that in the house of their parent or parent in-law. Place for “sitting the month” was varied by many variables, such as age, region, household, education, occupation, family monthly income, parity, delivery mode, and etc. A multivariate analysis of postpartum depression showed that the place for “sitting the month” was the most important influencing factor on postpartum depression after controlling for the effects of other covariates. “Sitting the month” in house of the parent in-law was a risk factor for postpartum depression, compared to “sitting the month” at own home(OR=2.30, 95% confidence interval:1.51-3.48). Conclusion Most women chose to “sitting the month” at their own homes. “Sitting the month” in house of parent in-laws was a risk factor for postpartum depression.
闫盼盼, 孙琛, 刘晓宇, 徐继红. 产妇坐月子地点的现状及其对产后抑郁的影响[J]. 中国生育健康杂志, 2023, 34(3): 254-260.
YAN Panpan, SUN Chen, LIU Xiaoyu, XU Jihong. The different places for “sitting the month” and their impact on postpartum depression. Chinese Journal of Reproductive Health, 2023, 34(3): 254-260.
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