3 out of 10 beginner twin moms experience high depression...30.2% within 12 weeks of childbirth
Jun 23, 2025
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According to the results of depression screening of 459 parents who are pregnant or raise twins released by the Korea Population and Health Welfare Association on the 23rd, 20.4% of twin pregnant women were found to suffer from depression. Of these, 9.3% were mild depression and 8.3% were highly depressed.
Among mothers within 12 weeks of childbirth, 39.5% were diagnosed with depression, especially high depression at 30.2%, nearly four times more than pregnant women. Mild depression was 9.3%.
In the results of mothers raising twins, including mothers within 12 weeks of childbirth, 55.1% showed depression. Mild depression was the most common at 27.3%, followed by mild depression at 11.5%, severe depression at 9.7%, and severe depression at 6.6%.
Twin fathers were no exception. Among fathers raising twins, 37.7% were suffering from depression. Mild depression was 26.0%, mild depression 9.1%, and high depression 2.6%.
Meanwhile, the test, which was conducted from the 23rd of last month to the 11th of this month, applied PHQ-9 (depression diagnosis scale) and EPDS-K (Korean version of postpartum depression scale), which are used by the Central Pregnancy and Pregnant Women's Psychological Counseling Center.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
