Background Postpartum depression (PPD) poses a major global public health challenge.
PPD is the most common complication associated with childbirth and exerts harmful effects …

Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most frequent complications of childbirth
affecting~ 500,000 women annually (prevalence 10% to 15%). Despite the documented …

Background The prevalence of postpartum depression worldwide varies from 0.5% to 60.8%
in the first 12 months postpartum using self-reported questionnaire. This review aims to …

Background Domestic violence in the perinatal period is associated with adverse obstetric
outcomes, but evidence is limited on its association with perinatal mental disorders. We …

Abstract Background Postnatal Depression (PND) is a mood disorder that steals
motherhood and affects the health and development of a newborn. While the impact of PND …

Objective The association of cesarean section (CS) with the risk of postpartum depression
(PPD) remains controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to explore the …

Background Violence against women has particular importance for women's health and
wellbeing in the Arab world, where women face persistent barriers to social, political and …

BackgroundThe lifetime prevalence of domestic violence in women is 20–25%. There is
increasing recognition of the increased vulnerability of psychiatric populations to domestic …

Background: Globally, postpartum depression is one of the most common but often
unrecognized complications of childbirth, yearly affecting about 10–15% of postnatal …

Objective:(a) to assess prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) and their comorbidity among women during the perinatal period (b) to examine …