Culture and Postpartum Mood Problems

Mamisachvili, Lana; Ardiles, Paola; Mancewicz, Grazyna; Thompson, Sherry; Rabin, Kapri; Ross, Lori E.

doi:10.1177/1043659612472197

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“…or whether authors had specifically excluded participants who did not speak English. In 10 of the 12 studies, women were offered the option to have an interview in their first language and in two studies [40, 41] women who did not speak English were excluded (see Table 2). …”

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“…As a consequence, when women experienced feelings of sadness and despair, they were too afraid or embarrassed to say anything [11, 42], believing that as mothers they “ should try to be happy ” ([32], p.606). They were concerned that they would be labelled by family and others as 'crazy' and as unfit mothers [11, 32, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42], “ Because depression , like if you see the symptoms of depression , it’s a mental illness . The minute you say mental illness in my country , you are crazy” ([41], p.166).…”

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“…They were concerned that they would be labelled by family and others as 'crazy' and as unfit mothers [11, 32, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42], “ Because depression , like if you see the symptoms of depression , it’s a mental illness . The minute you say mental illness in my country , you are crazy” ([41], p.166).…”

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“…Some studies also demonstrated the strength and enjoyment that women gained from their infants [40, 41]:…”

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“…In our meta-ethnography, while migrant women described a contradiction between the expectations and reality of motherhood they explained it differently. Migrant women were less likely to question their status as mothers but appeared distressed that they could not perform their mothering role as they had anticipated due to a lack of traditional supports around them [41]. Similarly, Abrams and Curran’s [57] study of PND and women from low income and minority groups found that women struggled to develop a sense of self as ethical and nurturing mothers whilst also experiencing feelings of guilt, failure, and a compromised sense of maternal competence.…”

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Migrant women’s experiences, meanings and ways of dealing with postnatal depression: A meta-ethnographic study

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AimTo conduct a meta-ethnographic study of the experiences, meanings and ways of ‘dealing with’ symptoms or a diagnosis of postnatal depression amongst migrant women living in high income countries.BackgroundPrevalence of postnatal depression is highest amongst women who are migrants. Yet many women do not seek help for their symptoms and health services do not always respond appropriately to migrant women’s needs. Studies have reported migrant women’s experiences of postnatal depression and it is timely to synthesise findings from these studies to understand how services can be improved.DesignA meta-ethnographic synthesis of 12 studies reported in 15 papersData sourcesFive databases were searched for papers published between January 1999 and February 2016Review methodsThe quality of included studies was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program tool. The synthesis process was guided by the seven steps of meta-ethnography outlined by Noblit and Hare.FindingsFour key metaphors were identified: “I am alone, worried and angry—this is not me!”; ‘Making sense of my feelings’ ‘Dealing with my feelings’ and ‘What I need to change the way I feel!’. Primarily women related their feelings to their position as a migrant and as women, often living in poor socio-economic circumstances and they were exhausted keeping up with expected commitments. Many women were resourceful, drawing on their personal strengths and family / community resources. All the studies reported that women experienced difficulties in accessing appropriate services.ConclusionThe meta-ethnographic study demonstrates the impact of migration on perinatal mental health, particularly for women lacking family support, who have no employment, a precarious migration status and/or relationship conflict. Migrant women are resourceful and this requires support through appropriate services. Further research is needed to evaluate effective support strategies for migrant women in the perinatal period.

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