Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 637-643 , September 2009

Prenatal Social Support, Postnatal Social Support, and Postpartum Depression

  • Ri-Hua Xie, RN, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • Huaihua Medical College, Hunan, P.R. China
    • Ottawa Health Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • Central South University, Hunan, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Guoping He, MD

      Affiliations

    • Central South University, Hunan, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Diana Koszycki, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Stress and Anxiety Clinical Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Canada
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  • Mark Walker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Health Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Canada
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  • Shi Wu Wen, MB, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • Ottawa Health Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • Central South University, Hunan, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Shi Wu Wen, OMNI Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, 501 Smyth Rd, Box 241, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6. Tel.: 613-737-8899, ext 73912; Fax: 613-739-6266.

Received 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00079-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.008

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 637-643 , September 2009

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