Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2020
Unintended pregnancy continue to many countries in the world especially among teenagers.
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of post-partum blues in teenage mothers with unintended pregnancy, compared with teenage mothers with planned pregnancy.
100 normal primiparous women with age less than 19 were studied and divided two groups who had unintended pregnancy and planned pregnancy. Maternity blues assessed in two groups.
There was postpartum blues in women with unwanted pregnancies more than women with planned pregnancies in 3 and 10 days after delivery and this deferences are statistically significant.
Unintended pregnancy may be a potential causal factor for maternity postpartum blues in teenagers.
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