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Abstract
This study was designed to assess the effect of aerobic exercise on postnatal depression. Thirty primigravidae females selected randomly from Kasr Aini university Hospital, they suffered from moderate postnatal depression, their ages ranged from 20 to 35 years (27.2 ± 1.65). They were assigned randomly into two groups equal in number. group (A), participated in a program of aerobic exercise, with diet therapy, massage while, group (B) received diet therapy, massage. The treatment program continued for 8 weeks (3 sessions of exercise per week). Edinburgh postnatal depression scale before and after the treatment program for all patients of the two groups. The results of this study revealed a statistical significant decrease in postnatal depression in both groups (A & B) after treatment, but the improvement was more in group (A) than group (B). Accordingly, it could be concluded that aerobic exercise was beneficial for women complaining of postnatal depression