Resumen

CAMPOS, Bárbara Camila de  y  RODRIGUES, Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim. Postpartum depression beliefs and practices of mother care. Psico (Porto Alegre) [online]. 2015, vol.46, n.4, pp. 483-492. ISSN 1980-8623.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2015.4.20802.

After birth the interaction between parents and children starts, studies indicate that depressed mothers can interact less with your baby, it can causing behavioral and cognitive deficits throughout development. This study aimed to describe and relate the postpartum depression index presented by mothers of babies and, practices and beliefs about primary care and stimulation. As a method was used the "Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale - EPDS" and the "Scale of parental beliefs and care practices (E-SCLC) in early childhood". The results indicated  that 132 mothers had depression symptoms, 29.5% of the sample. At the practices were significant differences between clinical and non-clinical groups in Stimulation dimension, indicating that depressed mothers can interact and stimulate less their babies. Setting up a risk group in which the dyad should receive special care in order to ensure proper development.

Palabras clave : Postpartum depression; practices and maternal beliefs; primary care; stimulation.

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