“Doing the month” and postpartum depression among Chinese women: A Shanghai prospective cohort study

The Chinese postpartum custom of “doing the month” characterized by generous social support available through the traditional cultural practices was considered to protect women from postpartum depression in early puerperium.

Source: Women and Birth - May 3, 2019 Category: Midwifery Authors: Guodong Ding, Lei Niu, Angela Vinturache, Jun Zhang, Min Lu, Yu Gao, Shuming Pan, Ying Tian, Shanghai Birth Cohort Study Source Type: research