Prevalence of postpartum depression in Nuuk, Greenland – a cross-sectional study using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Iben Motzfeldt, Sabina Andreasen, Amalia Lynge Pedersen, Michael Lynge Pedersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: postpartum depression; Inuit; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Greenland; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; greenlandic; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21114; https://doaj.org/article/d0e5990748e24e0fbcdfbba73eb6c61b

Objective. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of postnatal depression in Nuuk, Greenland. Study design. Cross-sectional study. Methods. The primary health care system in Nuuk initiated a project aiming to screen new mothers for depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Sca...