Experiences of immigrant new mothers with symptoms of depression
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Refugee, asylum seeking, non-refugee, and immigrant new mothers with depressive symptoms, were interviewed in a qualitative study to better understand their (a) experiences and attributions of depressive symptoms, (b) their experiences with health care providers and support services, (c) factors that facilitated or hindered help seeking, (d) factors that aided recovery or (e) were associated with women continuing to experience symptoms of depression. Ten immigrant new mothers who scored 10 or over on the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale shortly after giving birth, participated 12 to 18 months later in postpartum semi-structured interviews which were taped, transcribed and analyzed using a constant comparative approach. Many women attributed their depressive symptoms to social isolation, physical changes, feeling overwhelmed and financial worries. They had poor knowledge of community services. Barriers to care included stigma, embarrassment, language, fear of being labeled an unfit mother, or the attitude of some staff. Facilitators to recovery included social support from friends, partners and family, community support groups, "getting out of the house", or personal psychological adjustment. Personal and systematic barriers exist in new immigrant mothers obtaining care for symptoms of depression. Suggestions for improvements are offered.
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Social isolation has been attributed to depressive symptoms among immigrant mothers.
“Social isolation has been attributed to depressive symptoms among immigrant mothers [43].”
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- Authors
- Ahmed, A., Stewart, D. E., Teng, L., Wahoush, O., & Gagnon, A. J.
- Affiliations
- University Health Network (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Stewart, Donna E.
- Venue
- Archives of Women's Mental Health
- Published
- 2008-08-02
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 295-303
- ISSN
- 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-1102
- OpenAlex
- W2040392686
- Cited by
- 160
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 4.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, immigrant mothers, refugee mothers, help-seeking barriers, help-seeking facilitators, stigma, social isolation, social support, community support groups, barriers to mental health care, language barriers, maternal mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Canada, Depression, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Mothers, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Refugees, Patient Satisfaction, Young Adult
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