Journal of International Psychiatry

Abstract Objective To explore the effects for the patients with anxiety depression during pregnancy and postnatal depression. Methods 264 cases of maternal were cared by model of psychological health education, 252 cases of maternal were not cared by model of psychological health education, the anxiety depression and postnatal depression were compared. Results The scores of SAS, SDS on 24~26 weeks, 30~32 weeks, 38~40 weeks were lower than before preintervention(P＜0.05); The scores of SAS, SDS for the experiment group on 24~26 weeks, 30~32 weeks, 38~40 weeks were lower than the control group(P＜0.05); The rate of anxiety and depression for the experiment group were lower than the control group(P＜0.05); Maternal pregnancy anxiety, depression, mainly in 38 ~ 40 weeks of gestation; The scores of EPDS for the experiment group were lower than the control group(P＜0.05); The rate of depression for the experiment group were lower than the control group(P＜0.05); Maternal postpartum depression mainly in postnatal 1 week. Conclusion It can reduce the occurrence of anxiety depression during pregnancy and postpartum depression risk for the patients with anxiety depression during pregnancy and postnatal depression.

Keywords psychological health and education; pregnant; postpartum; anxiety; depression