Maternal Depression during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Countries: A Scoping Review
Issued Date
2023-03-01
Resource Type
ISSN
16617827
eISSN
16604601
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85151109797
Pubmed ID
36981932
Journal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
20
Issue
6
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.20 No.6 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Hong S.A., Buntup D. Maternal Depression during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Countries: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.20 No.6 (2023). doi:10.3390/ijerph20065023 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/81864
Title
Maternal Depression during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Countries: A Scoping Review
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Abstract
Identification of mothers with depression is important because untreated perinatal depression can have both short- and long-term consequences for the mother, the child, and the family. This review attempts to identify the prevalence of antenatal and postnatal depression (AD and PD, respectively) of mothers among the ASEAN member countries. A literature review was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and the Asian Citation Index. The reviews covered publications in peer-reviewed journals written in the English language between January 2010 and December 2020. Of the 280 articles identified, a total of 37 peer-reviewed articles conducted in 8 out of 11 ASEAN member countries were included. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was the most common instrument used to identify depression. This study showed the number of studies reporting the prevalence of AD was 18 in five countries. For PD, 24 studies in eight countries were included. The prevalence of AD ranged from 4.9% to 46.8%, and that of PD ranged from 4.4% to 57.7%. This first review among ASEAN countries showed very few studies conducted in lower-middle-income and substantial heterogeneity in prevalence among studies reviewed. Further research should be conducted to estimate the prevalence using a large representative sample with a validated assessment tool among the ASEAN countries.