Prevalence of postpartum depression and its associated factors within a year after birth in Semey, Kazakhstan: A cross sectional study

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a depressive disorder that occurs after childbirth and can last until a year after delivery.The global prevalence of PPD among mothers is between 0.5% and 63.3%.The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression within a year after birth among mothers in Semey (Kazakhstan) and ide

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Cord Blood Metabolome Is Highly Associated with Birth Weight, but Less Predictive for Later Weight Development

Background/Aims: Fetal metabolism may be changed by the exposure to maternal factors, and the route to obesity may already set in utero.Cord blood metabolites might IP 66 LED Batten predict growth patterns and later obesity.We aimed to characterize associations of cord blood with birth weight, postnatal weight gain, and BMI in adolescence.Methods:

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