Beyond the blues: marital dissatisfaction as a stronger predictor of postpartum depression than maternity blues among postpartum women: a prospective study in a Turkish cohort
While MB is a significant predictor, its standalone accuracy is modest (AUC = 0.62). Marital dissatisfaction is a more powerful determinant in this cohort. Screening should integrate psychosocial risk factors alongside MB symptoms.
Authors
- Sibel Sak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7401-3945)
- Muhammed Erdal Sak
- Bekir Kahveci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-1669)
- Mehmet İNCEBIYIK (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8400-441X)
- Helin KALIR
- Yusuf Ziya Kızıldemir
- Işıl Işık Okuyan
- Cagri Kutlugun Emral
- Sezin Eda Karslı
- Merve Civelek
- Ömer Tammo
Institutions
- Education Training And Research (US)
- Harran University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1769387
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00