?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Postpartum+Mental+Health+among+Young+Women&rft.creator=Amr%2C+MA&rft.creator=Balaha%2C+M&rft.creator=Al+Moghannum%2C+M&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+A+number+of+studies+have+highlighted+the+physical+health+problems+associated+with+adolescent+pregnancy+in+Saudi+Arabia+%2C+However+there+were+few+studies+dealing+with+the+postpartum+psychiatric+disorders+.The+study+aims+to+determine+the+prevalence+of+postpartum+psychological+distress+and+to+evaluate+the+associated+risk+factors+in+a+sample+of+primigravid+young+women+in+Al+Ahsa+region%2C+Saudi+Arabia.+Methods%3A+We+assessed+the+prevalence+of+postnatal+mental+health+in+190+young+mothers+attending+the+maternity+hospital+using+general+health+questionnaire.+We+also+assessed+the+relationship+between+socio-demographic%2C+psychiatric+and+obstetric+risk+factors+and+the+mental+health.+Results%3A+The+percent+of+women+with+psychological+distress+was+35.2%25.+Significant+risk+of+psychological+distress+was+associated+with+several+socio-demographic%2C+psychiatric+and+obstetric+risk+factors.+Only+four+items+were+found+to+be+significant+predictors+of+postpartum+psychological+distress%3B+low+family+income%2C+poor+husband+support%2C+birth+of+female+baby+and+gestational+diabetes.+Conclusions%3A+These+results+highlighted+importance+of+screening+for+psychological+distress+and+its+associated+risk+factors+in+the+implementation+of+proper+perinatal+care+for+the+pregnant+Saudi+adolescents.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-01-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8856%2F1%2F2011-4-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Amr%2C+MA+and+Balaha%2C+M+and+Al+Moghannum%2C+M++(2012)+Postpartum+Mental+Health+among+Young+Women.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8856%2F