Breastfeeding and postnatal depression in Sabah, Malaysia
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Open access
Authors
Mohamad Yusuff, Aza Sherin
Date
2013Supervisor
Prof. Andy Lee
Prof. Colin Binns
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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School of Public Health
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Abstract
This is a cohort study of 2072 women in Sabah, Malaysia at an antenatal visit and followed up at 1, 3 and 6 months postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was administered and details were obtained on infant feeding. 95.9%, 88.2% and 80.7% mothers were breastfeeding at each postpartum visit and the prevalence of depression was 13.8% at antenatal and 7.6%, 7.2% and 8% at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postpartum, respectively.
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