Research Design and Data Collection
This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of paternal perinatal depression and the associated factors including family function, demographic factor, and health behavior factors. The study was conducted at a maternity care hospital located in Wuhan city. This tertiary hospital is the largest maternal and child care center in Hubei province.
After obtained the approval by the Ethics Committee. Fathers included in this study were recruited following their maternal inpatients with live birth in the hospital (gestational age > 28 weeks and within 7 days after delivery). Trained doctors and nurses introduced this survey to the eligible fathers and obtained their oral agreement of participation from Dec 31, 2019 to Apr 11, 2020.