Abstract
Background: Post-natal depression (PND) is a common issue that some women face after having a cesarean section. It is often overlooked and not taken seriously when it comes to women's health. Its growth is affected by things like history of smoking, presence of comorbidities, pain at rest or movement and preoperative anxiety.
Objectives: To evaluate the Factors associated with the Development of Postnatal Depression after Cesarean Delivery.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between 104 women to evaluate the Factors associated with the Development of Postnatal Depression after Cesarean Delivery. Mean and standard deviated was computed of all descriptive variables, chi-square test and independent t-test applied to other variables.
Results: Among the 104 patients, there was strong positive association between anxiety and PND. Post-natal depression is influenced by multiple factors , some of them in my study was non-significant like no. of children and comorbidities etc. But independent t-test shows significant results in the form of p-values (>0.05) of variables that are associated with post-natal depression after cesarean delivery are history of smoking, age, past cesarean deliveries, BMI, caffeine usage and pain at movement post-operatively (0.02), correlation of age (0.05), past C-section (0.03) and paracetamol dose (0.02).
Conclusion: This study found that after the surgery, most of women develop post-natal depression. Most of the factors that are associated with post-natal depression after cesarean delivery are history of smoking, age, past cesarean deliveries, BMI, caffeine usage etc. While Paracetamol was somewhat beneficial, Mefenamic acid proved to be largely ineffective, and tramadol allowed users to take less Paracetamol without substantially relieving their discomfort. These results show that using different types of stress control strategies and pain relief methods together is important for improving pain control and making patients happier after surgery.