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Women's health and midwifery
Cohort study
‘Time for self’ appears to be a proactive strategy for the prevention of postpartum depression
  1. Cindy-Lee Dennis
  1. Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  1. Correspondence to: Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis, University of Toronto, Faculty of Nursing, 155 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T1P8, Canada; cindylee.dennis{at}utoronto.ca
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102391

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    Commentary on: Woolhouse H, Small R, Miller K, et al. Frequency of ‘Time for Self’ is a significant predictor of postnatal depressive symptoms: results from a prospective pregnancy cohort study. Birth 2016;43:58–67.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Encouraging women and their partners to take time for self at least once a week in the first 6 months postpartum may promote positive parental mental health.

    • Future research examining the relationship between co-parenting and time for selfholds potential in the effort to prevent postpartum depression.

    Context

    Perinatal mental health is a leading public health issue with significant economic cost to society if left untreated.1 Owing to its negative effect on maternal and child outcomes,2 there is ever-growing research focusing on prevention strategies. An updated Cochrane systematic review suggests that psychosocial and psychological interventions may decrease the risk of developing postpartum depression by 22%, and it …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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