Table 1.

List of Beck’s (2001) criteria for postpartum depression.

Significant predictors for postpartum depression (Beck, 2001)
Prenatal depression
Low self-esteem
Child-care stress
Prenatal anxiety
Life stress
Low social support
Poor marital relationship
Difficult infant temperament
Maternity blues
Single marital status
Unplanned/unwanted pregnancy
Low socioeconomic status
History of previous depression