Arefeh Shahi - Faculty Member of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,Bandar Abbas, Iran
Mojdeh Banaei - Faculty Member of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,Bandar Abbas, Iran
Fatemeh Dabiri - Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery¸ School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Azita Kamjoo - Faculty Member of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,Bandar Abbas, Iran
Asiyeh Pormehr-Yabandeh - Faculty Member of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,Bandar Abbas, Iran

Background: Postpartum depression with a different incidence of 40- 45% in different societies, which it has adverseeffects on the health of mothers and their child, given the negative effects of maternal depression and its harmful effectson the baby and the quality of family life. So, this study was performed with the aim to determine postpartumdepression and its associated factors in Bandar Abbas city. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectionalstudy was conducted in 2015 after obtaining consent from mothers by the census. A total of 343 mothers was examinedfor depression who referred to Bandar Abbas health centers in the 2nd and 4th months after childbirth. Thedata collection tools included demographic information and Postpartum Depression Edinburgh questionnaires. Finally,the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS (version 22.0) software and data were analyzed using theIndependent t-test, Mann Whitney, Chi-square, and Fisher exact tests.Result: Totally, 68 (19.8%) of samples werein the second month and 54 (15.7%) in the fourth month after delivery had postpartum depression. The incidenceof depression in the four months was 6.6%. There was a significant difference between depression and income,parental education, father’s use of cigarette and abnormalities of the infant (P <0.001). There was no significant differencebetween other factors such as gestational age, infant sex, birth weight, unwanted pregnancy, and type of delivery.Conclusion: Regarding the prevalence of this disorder, it seems that postpartum depression screening planningshould be considered during child routine care as an essential component, especially for vulnerable groups

Postpartum, Depression, Women