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Postnatal depression and its comparison with the gender of newborn in fourth pregnancy

The present research aimed to study postnatal depression in pregnant mothers and to find out its association with the gender of the newborn in the fourth pregnancy. Cohort research design with purposive sampling technique was used. The sample comprised of 500 pregnant mothers with three alive female issues, taken from the department of gynecology and obstetrics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. The assessment tools included a demographic questionnaire, the Siddique Shah Depression Scale, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the DSM-IV-TR's criteria of depression. The subjects were divided into two groups after the fourth delivery. Group I included mothers with female issue and group II mothers who gave birth to male issue. Assessment was completed in two phases firstly during the last trimester and then within 16 to 27 days after delivery. Results indicated that there was insignificant mean difference in depression scores of both groups at phase one. However, group I showed significantly higher mean score than group II at phase two. The results support that the birth of female child increases the likelihood of postnatal depression. The results are discussed in the light of previous literature.