Postpartum depression-an exploratory mixed method study for developing an indigenous tool.

Background And Objective: Motherhood is considered to be a joyous occasion cross-culturally but can bring forth an array of issues including depression. In Asia, Pakistan is dangerously high on the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) with sporadic results ranging from 28 to 63%, which could be due to the use of non-indigenous tools.

Methods: An exploratory study-mixed method design was implied.