Comparing the severity of postpartum depression in women who gave birth vaginally with or without an epidural

A comparison of the severity of postpartum depression in women who gave normal vaginal birth with or without epidural analgesia: a prospective observational study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN84174861

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-17

Start date

2018-03-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-09-27

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Conditions

Postpartum depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Postpartum depression

Interventions

From the patients who agreed to participate, one group consisted of the women who gave birth without receiving an epidural analgesia and the other group consisted of women who gave birth with epidural

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 18 to 45 years old. 2. Would give birth electively via normal vaginal route with or without epidural analgesia 3. ASA scores of I-III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder in the pre-partum period. 2. Haematological disorders contraindicated for regional anaesthesia. 3. Skin infections in the lumbar area. 4. If the route of delivery was required to be switched to a cesarean section.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale scores prior to birth and in the postpartum 6th week,	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores during labour and at 24th hour	—

Countries

Turkey

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026