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Maternal Expectations on Labor Analgesia and Risk of Postpartum Depression: An Observational Study

NCT07292649 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3640

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is defined as the development of depression at any time during the first year after childbirth¹. Its prevalence ranges from 15% to 20%. It can manifest with symptoms such as depressed mood, loss of interest and energy, insomnia, anxiety, and may even lead to suicidal ideation. The consequences are numerous, both physical and psychological, with long-term repercussions on the mother-infant bond, family dysfunction, and the development of emotional and cognitive disorders in children. The etiology of PPD is multifactorial, but numerous recent studies have focused on the role of labor pain and its management with labor analgesia techniques. The aim of the present study is therefore to assess whether there is a difference in the incidence of PPD between parturients whose expectations regarding labor analgesia were met ('expectations met' group) versus those whose expectations were unmet.

Conditions

  • Postpartum Depression (PPD)
  • Labor Analgesia
  • Expectations

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Epidural analgesia

Analgesia via epidural catheter using local anesthetic ± opioid, administered on patient request during labor.

PROCEDURE

Spinal analgesia for labour pain

Single-shot spinal analgesia

OTHER

No neuraxial analgesia

Patients did not received spinal or epidural labour analgesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Padova

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-08
Primary Completion
2029-01-31
Completion
2029-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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