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International Medical Research and Translation(IMRT) August 2025 ,Volume 1, Issue 2
Evaluation of the Effect of Perinatal Health Education on Reducing the Risk of Postpartum Depression in Elderly Pregnant Women
Yuxia Ma, Jianfen Ma, Xiuyan Li
People’s Hospital of Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, Tangshan, Hebei 064000
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the practical effect of perinatal health education on reducing the risk of postpartum depression in elderly pregnant women (≥35 years old) and provide practical basis for the prevention of postpartum depression in this group. Methods: A total of 78 elderly pregnant women who received prenatal care and gave birth in Fengrun District People’s Hospital from January 2023 to December 2023 were selected as the research objects. They were divided into the observation group (39 cases) and the control group (39 cases) by random number table method. The control group received routine perinatal care (including basic prenatal guidance and postpartum care notification), while the observation group carried out perinatal health education on the basis of routine care. The health education covered modules such as physiological changes during pregnancy, childbirth process, postpartum emotional management, and mother-infant care skills, adopting a combination of offline lectures and online follow-up, with a total intervention duration of 12 weeks. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to assess the maternal depressive mood before the intervention (20-24 weeks of pregnancy) and 42 days after delivery. The differences in the incidence of postpartum depression and EPDS scores between the two groups were compared, and the satisfaction of the observation group with health education was analyzed. Results There was no significant difference in EPDS scores between the two groups before the intervention (P＞0.05); 42 days after delivery, the EPDS score of the observation group (5.23±1.87 points) was significantly lower than that of the control group (8.65±2.31 points) (P＜0.05); the incidence of postpartum depression in the observation group (8.0%) was significantly lower than that in the control group (23.0%) (P＜0.05); the total satisfaction of the observation group with health education was 93.0% (30 cases were very satisfied and 5 cases were satisfied). Conclusion Perinatal health education can effectively reduce the postpartum depression score and the incidence of depression in elderly pregnant women, and improve their self-care and emotional management abilities, which is worthy of clinical promotion and application.
Key words: Perinatal Health Education; Elderly Pregnant Women; Postpartum Depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); Effect Evaluation
