Postpartum depresyon: Birinci basamakta çalışan hemşire ve ebelerin bilgi ve görüşleri

Abstract

Objective: This study has been conducted to determine postpartum depression knowledge andattitudes of nurses and midwives employed in primary health care centers.Materials and Methods: The study was carried out as cross-sectional. Samples consisted of atotal of 136 nurses and midwives employed in primary health care centers located in Uskudarand Kadikoy districts of Istanbul. The survey questionnaires were prepared by the researchersaccording to current literature and were including a Personal Information Form and aPostpartum Depression Knowledge and Opinions Form .Results: 16.2% of the nurses and midwives have performed postpartum depression screeningand 22.8% have met a case related to postpartum depression. It has been detected thatpostpartum depression knowledge score average of nurses and midwives is 34.89 out of themaximum of 45 points. It has been found out that the participants had positive opinions aboutpostpartum depression as well as the roles of nurses and midwives on postpartum depression. Conclusions: As revealed by research results, nurses and midwives employed in primary healthcare centers have good levels of postpartum depression knowledge and positive attitudes, but onthe other hand, this awareness is not affecting their practice sufficiently.