CHALLENGES FOR PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN CARING FOR WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore the challenges for primary healthcare professionals in caring for women with postpartum depression, in order to learn which tools are used for the identification of these women, as well as ways of working to restore their health. This qualitative descriptive study was conducted in healthcare units in Campina Grande, Paraíba. Data were collected by field observation and a semi-structured interview, which was administered to 16 healthcare professionals. The results describe healthcare professionals' difficulties in identifying and treating women with postpartum depression, because of the limited focus on physiological developmental aspects of gestation and postpartum. The professionals reported limited knowledge on how to assess emotional changes related to the postpartum period. Primary healthcare professionals need to be educated to identify and treat women with postpartum depression, and practice guidelines and protocols must be established to guide evidence-based practice.
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Studies conducted among medical teams demonstrate the difficulty of healthcare teams in diagnosing and treating PPD.
“Studies conducted among medical teams indeed demonstrate the difficulty of healthcare teams in diagnosing and treating PPD [16, 35].”
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- Authors
- Meira, B. D. M., Pereira, P. A. D. S., Silveira, M. D. F. A., Gualda, D. M. R., & Santos Jr, H. P. O.
- Affiliations
- Hospital Dom Malan, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
- Duke University, United States
- Corresponding author
- Pereira, Pauliany Alencar de Souza
- Venue
- Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem
- Publisher
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 706-712
- ISSN
- 0104-0707 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2242369785
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- cc-by
- Locations
- Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, primary healthcare professionals, professional knowledge, training needs, evidence-based practice, clinical guidelines, maternal mental health
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