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.