@article {Playfair201, author = {H. R. Playfair and J. I. Gowers}, title = {Depression following childbirth{\textemdash}a search for predictive signs}, volume = {31}, number = {225}, pages = {201--208}, year = {1981}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {Potential risk factors for depression after childbirth were correlated with 13 symptoms of depression in a sample of 618 women from 64 general practitioners. Eight significant predictive factors were identified. The most important were stress after the confinement, depression during pregnancy, a severe attack of the {\textquoteleft}five-day blues{\textquoteright}, a history of previous puerperal depression and previous miscarriage.}, issn = {0035-8797}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/31/225/201}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/31/225/201.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }