Regmi, Shishir KKhalid, Abdul2026-07-222026-07-221999https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7013Shishir K. Regmi MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry), Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu Abdul Khalid MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, KathmanduAbstract Perinatal psychiatry is an important aspect of modern clinical practice. Postnatal psychiatric states maybe divided into three categories, which overlap to some extent, that is, maternity blues, postnatal depression, and puerperal psychosis. In the West, studies have reported that significant postnatal depressive disorders occur in up to 10 percent of women. The present work was undertaken with the aim to study the prevalence of postnatal depression and to study the socio-demographic profile of women suffering from postnatal depression. The sample for the present study was drawn from women who attended postnatal clinic (Mondays and Wednesdays) of T.U. Teaching Hospital and were in 4-12 weeks postnatal period. All the selected women were asked to rate Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. A total of 100 women in 4-12 week postnatal period were screened and twelve women scored above the cut-off score and were found to be suffering from postnatal depression. Thus the estimated prevalence of postnatal depression in females attending postnatal clinic of TUTH is 12%. The mean age of females was 23.92+3.29 years. The majority of them were housewives, belonged to Hindu religion and came from middle socio-economic strata. Though the sample for the present study was relatively small, it may still be inferred that the prevalence of postnatal depression in Nepal maybe the same as that in the world. Further large-scale community studies are recommended. Keywords: Postnatal depression, prevalenc, socio-demographic profileen-USPostnatal depressionprevalencsocio-demographic profileArticle