[Common mental disorders and self-esteem in pregnancy: prevalence and associated factors].

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of common mental disorders and the association with self-esteem and other factors in pregnant women. A nested cross-sectional study was performed in a cohort of pregnant women treated in the public health system in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was used to screen for common mental disorders and the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale for self-esteem.

Depression during pregnancy in the Brazilian public health care system.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of depression and correlate clinical and demographic characteristics in pregnant women assisted by the public health system in the city of Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Method: We performed a cross-sectional study focused on pregnant women assisted by the public health service. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to screen for depression.

[Self-esteem and associated factors in pregnant women in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil].

This study analyzes self-esteem and associated factors in pregnant women treated by the Unified National Health System (SUS) in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Using a cross-sectional design, 560 pregnant women were interviewed from May to November 2006. The interviews were held in specific locations like University outpatient clinics and hospital wards and a center run by the city government.

[Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors].

Objective: To assess the prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors.

Methods: The study was carried out in Pelotas, a city in the Southern region of Brazil, between October and November 2000. Mothers (n=410) were interviewed in the hospital using two questionnaires on obstetric and psychosocial data.