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PPD is more common in developing countries where this isn't true.
by astrange 3y ago
PPD is more common in developing countries where this isn't true.
- throwaway2037 3y agoI tried to Google about this, but found nothing. Can you share a study? I am interested to learn more.
- astrange 3y agoWikipedia has relatively recent sources, 2017. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032717307231?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01650... > Additionally, prevalence was significantly higher in women from low and middle income countries compared to women from high income countries (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4–2.2). The overall pooled prevalence was 11.9% of women during the perinatal period (95% CI 11.4–12.5). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_depression#Epidemiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_depression#Epidemio...
- senttoschool 3y agoAre we assuming that low and middle income countries still live in villages? For example, in Malaysia, most people no longer live in villages but it's counted as a middle income country.
- astrange 3y agoI suppose I don't know which countries are more or less alienated from their extended families, but the US is surely more than averagely sprawled since it's so large and so suburbanized.
- pertymcpert 3y agoYou know by “village” they don’t mean a literal village right? It’s a metaphor.