Effectiveness of Acupuncture Used for the Management of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2019/6597503/figures/6597503.fig.006a.svgz" name="6597503.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>HAMD</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2019/6597503/figures/6597503.fig.006b.svgz" name="6597503.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>EPDS</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2019/6597503/figures/6597503.fig.006c.svgz" name="6597503.fig.006c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Clinical response</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2019/6597503/figures/6597503.fig.006d.svgz" name="6597503.fig.006d" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(d) </b>Serum E2</td></tr></table>

<div>Funnel plots for Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), clinical response, and serum estradiol levels.</div>

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Figure 6: Effectiveness of Acupuncture Used for the Management of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 