FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVALENCE OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: REVIEWING THE LITERATURE (Atena Editora)

Abstract

Goal: To identify factors related to the development and prevalence of postpartum depression in postpartum women assisted by Primary Health Care through the analysis of publications.Method: The present project is an integrative study of the literature, where its bibliographic search was carried out from research published in journals listed in electronic databases. Namely: SciELO and LILACS, based on the following descriptors: “Risk factors”, “prevalence”, “postpartum period” and “postpartum depression”. As inclusion criteria, all studies related to the topic in question were analyzed, using articles originally published between the years 2006 and 2016, and those that did not fit the theme provided were excluded from the study. Results: According to the results investigated, it was noted that the cities of Terezina and Osasco had a higher percentage than the other places, with a prevalence equivalent to 31.8%. Of the risk factors mentioned, socioeconomic factors stand out, reported in 10 of the 18 articles under study. In addition, several factors can contribute, such as the absence of emotional support, complicated marital relationships, history involving psychiatry and cases of PPD among family members. The challenges of coping with an unwanted pregnancy, as well as complications during the gestational period, the complex scenario of birth of the baby with malformations, multiparity and even the baby's sex are also major contributors.Conclusion: Based on this study, it was possible to identify and better analyze both the risk factors that involve suffering in the puerperium, as well as the prevalence in several cities in Brazil.