How women cope with post partum depression

T. , Bouchal, S. R. , & Este, D. Cultural background and socioeconomic influence of immigrant and refugee women coping with postpartum depression. The implication of this is that these victims ended up receiving challenges in getting the best treatment and attention since they acted in disguise at the expense of their developing problems. Templeton, L. , Velleman, R. , Persaud, A. , & Milner, P. This paper culminated at a conclusion that; all women seemingly are faced by problems pertaining social and health care. This research recommended area of further study to investigate best strategies to help and offer support to victims of postnatal depression. Goodman, J. H. Women’s attitudes, preferences, and perceived barriers to treatment for perinatal depression. O'Mahen, H. A. , & Flynn, H. A. Preferences and perceived barriers to treatment for depression during the perinatal period.

White women had more confidence in professionalism in treating their depressive cases. Unanimously, structural barriers attracted concern for all women more than attitude and barriers based on knowledge. This paper made a conclusion that having a better understanding of the patterns for treatment, beliefs and the specific barriers to treatment of depression are important ingredients to customizing and prescribing better treatment for women with depression at the prenatal period. Sword, W. , Busser, D. 18 participants were subjected to the interviews and revealed that health care system and the nature of social network one was exposed to determine the aggressiveness to care seeking among women with postnatal depression. Further results showed that victims faced difficulties in seeking care since they were afraid to disclose their mental health conditions.

Availability of supportive relationships promoted care seeking. This research gave a conclusion that women care seeking should be promoted by offering a supportive environment and cordial relationships in order to make women more open to sharing their depressive conditions. Dennis, C. The results of this study showed that both psychosocial and psychological interventions were productive in mitigating depression. The conclusion of this study was that, even though psychosocial and psychological intervention strategies proved effective in reduction of depression, their long term effect could not be speculated with certainty. It is therefore apparent that women should use these strategies to solve their short term problems as they look forward to future deliverables from future studies on the long term effects of both psychosocial and psychological intervention strategies.

Woolhouse, H. , Brown, S. This study used telephone interviews in gathering necessary data for decision making. The results of this study showed mood disequilibrium, anxiety and occasional panics after childbirth. The results of this study showed that women at perinatal stage often face anxiety while at the same time upon childbirth the same anxiety is extrapolated which requires professional aid to prevent traumatic predisposition. This paper culminated at endorsing area of further research to be what levels of anxiety would be deemed acceptable and normal. Dennis, C. Additionally, results showed that reluctance by family members and health specialists in positively empathizing with women emotion distress and frustration was another reason why women never wanted to come out openly to seek help.

Another reason for women not seeking help was the aspect of holding firmly on myths and lack of information/ understanding on the essence of seeking help. This paper culminated at pointing out that the problem of women not seeking help was twofold; health specialists’ factors and maternal factors. Different cultural backgrounds also play a key role in how women respond to seeking help when they fall victims of postnatal depression. Crockett, K. These participants were pregnant African American women. The outcomes of this study were; 3 months postnatal stress on women, postpartum adjustments, measurements for symptoms for depression. Further, there was signs of improvement in depressive symptoms for those participants under ROSE program, whereas women on treatment as usual program never showed such improvements.

This study concluded at pointing out that the results obtained from ROSE program should be used to positively improve depression conditions at low-income rural marginalized areas for Black African American women. Blaney, N. , & Perinatal Guidelines Evaluation Project Group. Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of depression among HIV-infected pregnant women.  AIDS patient care and STDs, 18(7), 405-415. This research paper provides an all-inclusive and a detailed background on different conditions which could predispose women to depression upon child birth. The paper looks at factors such as; HIV-infected pregnant women, racially discriminated pregnant women, ethnically minority women, and the pregnant women. Perinatal depression among black Caribbean women.  Health & social care in the community, 12(5), 430-438. This research paper offers a description of perinatal depression keeping a closer look at Caribbean women who are black in colour.

This paper adopted mixed method, and also longitudinal study. Further, it used EPDS scale to present findings from both Caribbean and white women. This paper gives a detailed exploration of the entire subject postpartum depression in women. This paper gives a general overview of this subject at the same time suggesting some intervention strategies to mitigate the effect of postpartum depression in women upon childbirth. The purpose of this paper was to; gain empirical understanding of postpartum depression in order to detect and effectively suggest better intervention strategies to mitigating the effect of this menace in women. This study adopted content analysis as the method into exploring this subject. This made it possible to group data into curse and effect, expectations, worries/ fears, and possible proposals for treatment.

, & Leventhal, H. Modifiable factors associated with changes in postpartum depressive symptoms.  Archives of women's mental health, 12(2), 113. This paper argues that over 50% of women affected by postpartum depression are unconscious of the factors that lead to it and also what they can do about their conditions. They can never speculate nor prevent the occurrence of these factors or conditions in their lives. Influence of childhood sexual abuse on pregnancy, delivery, and the early postpartum period in adult women.  Journal of psychosomatic research, 61(2), 139-151. ` This research was conducted in order to explore the possible influences of early childhood mental frustrations such as sexual abuse, torture and mistreatment leads to postpartum depression among women. The objective of this paper is to offer an understanding to women on the effects that CSA (Child Sexual Abuse) has on expectant mothers and how this could lead to postnatal depression once left uncontrolled at early stages.

The methods used in this research paper are; medical data banks for cross referencing.  Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 40(4), 440-449. This research paper focused on Hispanic women immigrants who underwent postpartum depression and had different ways to exude help seeking behaviours in unwinding from their frustrations. The objective of this paper was to offer a description of Hispanic women immigrants experiencing PPD symptoms and also to elaborate the challenges deterring women from seeking assistance for mental health services. This study used interviews, informed consent and reviews for board approvals. The findings of this study showed that some participants never realized they were victims for PDD and they therefore denied these since they didn’t understand how they were exposed to this condition.