RESUMEN

Forty-three Jamaican women were followed up through pregnancy into the early puerperium. Highest depression scores were obtained in pregnancy, but 60.4 per cent were found to experience some emotional upset during the first 11 days post-partum, mostly on days 1-3. In form the blues do not differ from the condition reported in other cultures, but it was felt that they have a different meaning in this population, being a function of higher parity. Underlying social and economic factors are considered, and the concept 'post-partum blues syndrome' is discussed (AU)

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Humanos , Embarazo , Adulto , Femenino , Depresión/epidemiología , Trastornos Puerperales/epidemiología , Complicaciones del Embarazo/epidemiología , Matrimonio , Paridad , Estudios Prospectivos , Factores Socioeconómicos , Jamaica