The Malaysian women's experience of care and management of postnatal depression

Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai and Cheyne, Helen and Maxwell, Margaret and Yousuf, Abdilahi (2021) The Malaysian women's experience of care and management of postnatal depression. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, 17. pp. 10-18. ISSN 1745-0179

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Abstract

Objectives: Early detection and intervention for Maternal Postnatal Depression (PND) are imperative to prevent devastating consequences for mothers, babies, and families. However, there are no guidelines that explicitly focus on the management of PND in Malaysia. Consequently, it is unclear whether women with PND are receiving proper care and treatment. Therefore, this study aimed to explore Malaysian Women's experience in managing PND symptoms. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among 33 women attending Maternal and Child Health (MCH) clinics in Kuala Lumpur. Data were obtained through a face-to-face semi-structured interview and analysed using framework analysis. Results: The women considered PND as a personal and temporary issue. Therefore, professional care was deemed unnecessary for them. Additionally, all Malay women considered religious approach as their primary coping strategy for PND. However, this was not the case for most Indian and Chinese women. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that women did not acknowledge the roles of Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs) in alleviating their emotional distress. Also, they perceived PND as a personal problem and less serious emotional condition. It is due to this perception that the women adopted self-help care as their primary coping strategy for PND. However, the coping strategy varied between different cultures. These findings underscore the importance of HCPs’ proactive action to detect and alleviate PND symptoms as their attitude towards PND may influence Women's helpseeking behaviour.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5378/89444
Uncontrolled Keywords:	: Postnatal, Depression, Health care practitioners, Women, PND symptoms, Mothers.
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics > RG551 Pregnancy R Medicine > RT Nursing > RT71 Study and Teaching
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Special Care Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr. Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2021 11:05
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2021 11:43
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/89444

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