Gender and postpartum depression in Arab Middle Eastern women

Yount, Kathryn M.; Smith, Sue

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2012.03.017

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“…These numbers could be even more staggering if the EPDS had included somatization as an indicator of depression because depression in the Middle Eastern/Arab cultures is expressed in more somatic ways. The EPDS is also criticized for focusing on major depressive symptoms, such as "thoughts of self-harm" that may not be very relevant for women from Muslim cultures, as in Islam self-harm or suicidal ideation is considered nonpermissible (Yount & Smith, 2012). Additionally, many women may not report any symptoms of PPD as a result of the collectivistic nature of the Middle Eastern society where personal problems are overlooked in the interest of the larger family.…”

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“…These factors may symbolize "failure" in the achievement of normative motherhood (Yount & Smith, 2012). In Islam, women are encouraged to breastfeed for two years and various passages in the Qur'an and hadith state the importance of this relationship.…”

Section: Obstetric/pediatric Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore a positive relationship with the mother-in-law is important in women's lives and could lead to depression if it is less than positive (Green et al, 2006). Yount and Smith (2012) argued that the maintenance of ties with (especially female) natal kin will be associated with lower risks of PPD in new mothers. Women's dependence on patriarchal kin relations, undesired gender of the baby, death of one's father before the age of 13, polygamy, poor relationship with the in-law family, and having a relative with an alcohol problem are also factors unique to these studies.…”

Section: Cultural Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Middle Eastern/Arab Women

Haque¹,

Namavar²,

Breene³

2015

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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Minimal research is available on postpartum depression (PPD) in women from the Middle East/Arab countries. A literature search revealed only 21 empirical studies conducted in the Arab world in the last 20 years. This paper attempts to analyze the existing data for prevalence and risk factors associated with PPD in the target population. The results of review are discussed with implications for prevention and treatment.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Middle Eastern/Arab Women

Haque¹,

Namavar²,

Breene³

2015

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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“…Nationalist discourses, in the former Soviet Union and elsewhere, emphasize women's role as mothers of the nation (Kuehnast and Nechemias 2004). Mothers are perceived as having a natural ability to care for children that fathers lack (Yount and Smith 2012). Men find the caregiving and domestic tasks performed by mothers (and other women) degrading to perform (Asis, Huang, and Yeoh 2004;Gamburd 2000).…”

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Does Gender Ideology Matter in Migration?

Hofmann

2014

International Journal of Sociology

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This article analyzes how patriarchal gender ideology, economic imperatives, and individual agency influence men's and women's migration decisions in the Republic of Georgia. Research on labor migration demonstrates both the empowering potential of migration for women and the tenacity of patriarchal norms and structures. These contradictory findings can be explained in part by differences in the households of origin of female migrants. Drawing on both a national survey of migration and thirty-four interviews with returned migrants and family members of migrants in two Georgian cities, I argue that women who migrate tend to come from households that are either more inclined to egalitarian beliefs or structured in such a way that women's migration provides the least possible challenge to patriarchal household organization. More traditional households are likely to send a male migrant. Although women's labor migration is becoming increasingly common in Georgia, women, particularly mothers, face practical constraints to migration that men do not, to the extent that some mothers remain home even when migration appears to be economically imperative. Because of the unique aspects of mothers' labor migration, the effects of labor migration on norms may vary widely across different contexts.

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“…Today, health care workers are also focusing more on mothers' feelings and psychological factors throughout the pregnancy (1). Nevertheless, in the Middle East, new concerns regarding maternal health are emerging such as antenatal and postpartum depression (4) and low engagement in the practice of breastfeeding (5). For example, the exclusive use of breastfeeding to 6 months, which is defined as "giving the child only breast milk with no formula, soft food or juices," is 12% in Qatar and Kuwait; 31% in Oman; 31% in Saudi Arabia and 34% in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (5).…”

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Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Muller’s prenatal attachment inventory

Arafah

Thomas

Fenton

et al. 2020

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Increased maternal fetal attachment (MFA) is associated to improved health practices. A tool to measure MFA within an Arab cultural context was developed to help health care providers identify and help women with low MFA. Muller's 21-item Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI) was translated from English into Arabic and tested on 250 pregnant Arab women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to measure its psychometric properties and appropriateness within an Arab cultural context. A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in two phases. First, the tool was translated using the Universal Translation Approach and assessed for content validity. In this phase there were four new items added to the original tool and their validity was tested in the second phase. In the second phase, the tool was tested on the study population, descriptive statistics were developed, association tests were used to explore associations between demographic variables and MFA, factor analysis was conducted and reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Associations between MFA and maternal variables were found such as downloading an application to follow the baby's growth, planning to breastfeed the baby and parity. The Arabic tool could serve Arab-speaking countries and help researchers explore new associations between MFA and the social determinants of health for Arab mothers and babies. Key words: Maternal fetal attachment, maternal antenatal attachment, psychometrics, attachment, mother-fetus attachment, Arabic maternal fetal attachment, and Arab maternal fetal attachment. ii Acknowledgements This work was supported by Qatar Research Leadership Program (QRLP) from the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar.

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Gender and postpartum depression in Arab Middle Eastern women

Cited by 11 publications

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Middle Eastern/Arab Women

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Middle Eastern/Arab Women

Does Gender Ideology Matter in Migration?

Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Muller’s prenatal attachment inventory

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