Living with Uncertainty: The Partners’ Experiences of Postnatal Depression

Westall, Carolyn; Liamputtong, Pranee

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1694-0_7

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“…They can convey the meanings, feelings, and experiences of research participants to researchers with ease (Søndergaard & Reventlow, 2019). The use of drawings as a research method has provided an extremely useful means for conversations about difficult and taboo subjects with the research participants (Liamputtong, 2007; Liamputtong & Benza, 2019; Liamputtong & Suwankhong, 2015; Søndergaard & Reventlow, 2019; Westall & Liamputtong, 2011). Researchers have adopted this method with children and they found that children are able to express their voices through image better than through verbal responses (Liamputtong & Fernandez, 2015; Søndergaard & Reventlow, 2019).…”

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Psychological response of children to home confinement during COVID-19: A qualitative arts-based research

Abdulah

Abdulla²,

Liamputtong

2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: The evidence has shown that children are more susceptible to the emotional effects of traumatic events such as outbreaks with the possible disruption in their daily lives. Aim: In this paper, we discussed the psychological wellbeing of children during the COVID-19 outbreak through the art-based qualitative study using the drawing method among children in Iraqi Kurdistan. Methods: In this qualitative arts-based research study, 15 children aged 6 to 13 years old who were confined at home during the COVID-19 outbreak for at least 1 month were included following obtaining the consent from their parents. The children were asked to draw his/her feelings, reflections, and responses during the COVID-19 on a paper. The children were guided to paint their reflections during the COVID-19 based on the following criteria: if they experienced loneliness, tiredness, insomnia, depression, worry or anxiety, or have behavior changes and their relationship with their parents and other siblings. Results: This study showed that children have a high level of stress at home during the COVID-19 outbreak. The children had great fear about the coronavirus. They experienced loneliness and stress, and felt sad, depressed due to home confinement and social distancing. The possibility of infection by coronavirus has occupied their entire mind. Mental health care providers must take the experiences of children who are caught in this global pandemic seriously and ensure that appropriate care is offered to the children and their parents. Conclusions: The children exhibited a strong feeling of distress, loneliness, and fear during the COVID-19 outbreak. This has implications for mental health care.

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confidence: 99%

Psychological response of children to home confinement during COVID-19: A qualitative arts-based research

Abdulah

Abdulla²,

Liamputtong

2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…The synthesis of studies presented in this paper was guided by the original work of Noblit and Hare [ 23 ] on meta-ethnography. They described seven phases in their approach: [ 1 ] ‘getting started’–deciding the focus of the synthesis; [ 2 ] ‘deciding what is relevant to the initial interest’—selecting studies to synthesise; [ 3 ]; ‘reading the studies’ repeatedly and noting of metaphors, concepts, themes; [ 4 ] ‘determining how studies are related’ by juxtaposing concepts/metaphors from studies to see how they relate to each other; [ 5 ] ‘translating the studies into one another’ by comparing concepts/metaphors between and within accounts; [ 6 ] ‘synthesising translations’ by seeing if there are common types of translations or if some translations or concepts can encompass those from other studies; and [ 7 ] ‘expressing the synthesis’—that is communicating it to the identified audience. While Noblit and Hare outlined these processes to synthesise ethnographic studies, others have used these techniques when synthesising studies that have adopted a range of qualitative methodologies in diverse healthcare settings [ 24 – 28 ].…”

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Migrant women’s experiences, meanings and ways of dealing with postnatal depression: A meta-ethnographic study

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AimTo conduct a meta-ethnographic study of the experiences, meanings and ways of ‘dealing with’ symptoms or a diagnosis of postnatal depression amongst migrant women living in high income countries.BackgroundPrevalence of postnatal depression is highest amongst women who are migrants. Yet many women do not seek help for their symptoms and health services do not always respond appropriately to migrant women’s needs. Studies have reported migrant women’s experiences of postnatal depression and it is timely to synthesise findings from these studies to understand how services can be improved.DesignA meta-ethnographic synthesis of 12 studies reported in 15 papersData sourcesFive databases were searched for papers published between January 1999 and February 2016Review methodsThe quality of included studies was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program tool. The synthesis process was guided by the seven steps of meta-ethnography outlined by Noblit and Hare.FindingsFour key metaphors were identified: “I am alone, worried and angry—this is not me!”; ‘Making sense of my feelings’ ‘Dealing with my feelings’ and ‘What I need to change the way I feel!’. Primarily women related their feelings to their position as a migrant and as women, often living in poor socio-economic circumstances and they were exhausted keeping up with expected commitments. Many women were resourceful, drawing on their personal strengths and family / community resources. All the studies reported that women experienced difficulties in accessing appropriate services.ConclusionThe meta-ethnographic study demonstrates the impact of migration on perinatal mental health, particularly for women lacking family support, who have no employment, a precarious migration status and/or relationship conflict. Migrant women are resourceful and this requires support through appropriate services. Further research is needed to evaluate effective support strategies for migrant women in the perinatal period.

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“…Mental health problems in the year before and after birth (the perinatal period) are a significant public health issue (Kingston et al, 2012; Westall & Liamputtong, 2011; Woolhouse et al, 2015). Around 13–16% of women will experience major depression during pregnancy, increasing to around 22% in the first 12 months postpartum (Okagbue et al, 2019; Wisner et al, 2013).…”

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‘We Do Not Talk About It’ – Exploring Visual Approaches to Initiate Deeper Conversations About Perinatal Mental Health With Indian Immigrants

Philip

Kemp

Taylor

et al. 2021

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Exploring constructions of mental health in the perinatal period among Indian immigrants can be challenging. This article describes the use of visual methods, photo elicitation, free listing and pile sorting, as an adjunct to face-to-face interviews to understand the constructions of perinatal mental health among Indian immigrants in Australia. The benefits and challenges of using these methods and modifications made during the research are explained. The modifications resulted in a broader understanding of terminology used by the Indian community. Incorporating visual methods as an adjunct to interviews when discussing perinatal mental health with Indian immigrants is effective and using multiple methods enhances the richness of data.

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Living with Uncertainty: The Partners’ Experiences of Postnatal Depression

Cited by 5 publications

References 31 publications

Psychological response of children to home confinement during COVID-19: A qualitative arts-based research

Psychological response of children to home confinement during COVID-19: A qualitative arts-based research

Migrant women’s experiences, meanings and ways of dealing with postnatal depression: A meta-ethnographic study

‘We Do Not Talk About It’ – Exploring Visual Approaches to Initiate Deeper Conversations About Perinatal Mental Health With Indian Immigrants

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