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Labor Epidural Analgesia and Postpartum Depression Catherine D Tobin Sylvia H Wilson Latha Hebbar Laura L Roberts Bethany J WolfConstance Guille<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Epidural labor analgesia may decrease the risk of postpartum depression (PPD).</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: In a secondary analysis of a prospective study, the association between&nbsp; epidural utilization and PPD was evaluated using a Fisher’s exact test. PPD was defined&nbsp; as an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression score of &gt;&nbsp; 10 at 6-8 weeks postpartum.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: 20% (13/65) of women meet criteria for PDD. 24% (n=12/50) of women who received epidural labor analgesia developed PPD, compared to 6.7% (n=1/15) of women who did not receive epidural labor analgesia (P&nbsp; = 0.27).</p><p><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Labor epidural analgesia did not reduce the risk of postpartum depression. </p> Archives of Depression and Anxiety - Peertechz Publications 2016-11-14 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5460.000014 en Copyright © Catherine D Tobin et al.