2015
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12210
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Frequency of “Time for Self” Is a Significant Predictor of Postnatal Depressive Symptoms: Results from a Prospective Pregnancy Cohort Study

Abstract: Our findings suggest that having time for self at least once a week in the first 6 months after childbirth may have a beneficial influence on maternal mental health. Ensuring women get regular respite from the challenges of caring for a young baby may be a relatively simple and effective way of promoting maternal mental health in the year after childbirth.

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“…Related, the more rapid decreases in depression for English-speaking mothers during pregnancy and increases in depression symptoms as the childbirth date approaches may be associated with the higher incidence of being coupled and the need to adjust to the changing roles within their relationships. Improving professional leave and connecting new mothers to support groups, as well as encouraging interaction with friends and family and time for self, could serve to deter depression around the birth of the newborn for both English-and Spanish-speaking mothers (Lancaster et al, 2010;Woolhouse et al, 2016).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Related, the more rapid decreases in depression for English-speaking mothers during pregnancy and increases in depression symptoms as the childbirth date approaches may be associated with the higher incidence of being coupled and the need to adjust to the changing roles within their relationships. Improving professional leave and connecting new mothers to support groups, as well as encouraging interaction with friends and family and time for self, could serve to deter depression around the birth of the newborn for both English-and Spanish-speaking mothers (Lancaster et al, 2010;Woolhouse et al, 2016).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Support from a partner to assist with parenting and enable time‐to‐self was also critical for some parents. This is particularly important as coparenting support and time‐to‐self have been associated with fewer mental health difficulties in the early years of parenting (Feinberg, 2003 ; Woolhouse et al., 2016 ). It is promising to see this theme arise within this study and highlights the strengths of the families involved.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…While this may suggest that spending time for oneself is not a couple-dependent activity, it could also be that at the beginning of pregnancy, the couple members were not on parental leave yet, and that the time spent for themselves is more dependent on their careers and personal life outside of the pregnancy rather than their partner. Alternatively, as mentioned previously, the lack of association may also be due to men and women interpreting this activity question differently (Woolhouse et al, 2016).…”
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confidence: 92%