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This study aims to identify key risk factors for planned and emergency cesarean delivery through meta-analysis to help develop clinical prevention strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We searched multiple databases, including CNKI, Wan Fang, VIP, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, for studies published from the inception of these databases through January 8, 2025. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS), and standardized mean difference (SMD) and ratio of ratios (OR) were used to assess the strength of association between different risk factors and postpartum depression, when I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      &gt; 50%, a random effects model was used for data analysis; when I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      &lt; 50%, a fixed effects model was chosen for analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Nine articles (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3,338) were included in this study, meta-analysis results suggest that younger women (SMD = \u22120.16, 95% CI [\u22120.29 to \u22120.04], I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 0%), higher antenatal depression scores (SMD = 0.28, 95% CI [0.13\u20130.44], I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 15.1%), higher antenatal anxiety scores (SMD = 0.56, 95% CI [0.40\u20130.72], I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 35.6%) are more likely to experience postpartum depression, nulliparous (OR = 1.9, 95% CI [1.39\u20132.60], I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 0%) and elementary education level (OR = 1.34, 95% CI [1.05\u20131.72], I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 44.3%) were risk factor for postpartum depression after caesarean section.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In summary, age, first-time pregnancy status, education level, and antenatal depression and anxiety scores are important risk factors for postpartum depression following cesarean delivery. Identifying and addressing these factors could provide valuable insights for the prevention and management of postpartum depression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.20550","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,3]],"date-time":"2026-02-03T08:10:01Z","timestamp":1770106201000},"page":"e20550","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Risk factors for postpartum depression after cesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yali","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University Nanchong Hospital, Nanchong Central Hospital, Nanchong, China"},{"name":"The Second Clinical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Anzhen Hospital 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