Prevalencia de la depresión postparto en atención primaria de salud

Abstract

Introduction: Postpartum depression is that disorder that occurs moderately to severely in women after childbirth or until at least one year after it. Around the world it is found that some 350 million people suffer from this disorder, of which a quarter of cases commit suicide, it is estimated that approximately 800,000 people commit suicide each year, making it the second cause of death in age groups between 15 to 29 years old. Objective: To identify the prevalence of puerperal depression in primary health care, by carrying out a bibliographic review of different scientific articles from the last five years obtained from different databases such as Chrocane, Pubmed, Elsevier; for comprehensive management and execution of activities and preventive measures. Conclusion: Currently, puerperal depression continues to be one of the least diagnosed disorders in our environment, since it has not been given adequate importance in the first level of care, for this reason it is important to recognize the first symptoms during the consultation of control in pregnant women, to thus avoid maternal-infant detachment.