The Relationship between Post-Natal Depression, Somatization and Behaviour in Malaysian Women

Janet, Grace; Lee, K. K.; Ballard, Clive; Herbert, Michael

doi:10.1177/136346150103800103

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“…There was no relationship found between their new mothers' mood and the practicing of postpartum ritual. Other Asian studies have reported similar findings (Yamashita, Yoshida, Nakano, & Tashiro, 2000;Grace, Lee, Ballard, & Herbert, 2001). Huang and Mathers (2001) reported a high prevalence of postnatal depression (PND; 19%) among 101 postpartum Taiwanese despite the fact that 72%-95% of them practiced the Chinese postpartum ritual.…”

Section: Stressful Postpartum Periodsupporting

confidence: 52%

Perceived Stress and Support of the Chinese Postpartum Ritual “Doing the Month”

Leung

Arthur

Martinson

2005

Health Care for Women International

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"Doing the month" is the traditional ritual for Chinese postpartum women. A qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with 20 Hong Kong Chinese women was conducted to examine the women's perceptions of stress and support in "doing the month." Four central themes were identified as follows: bound by the environmental constraints, difficulties in following the prescriptions of the rituals, conflicts between the parties involved, and attainment of the maternal role. The study revealed that "doing the month" is not necessarily protective and supportive of the postpartum women. It raises the critical question of how women can adapt the ritual to fit modern life. The study findings suggest that midwives and health care providers should provide culturally appropriate advice for new mothers. Suggestions are given on bridging the gap between traditional and modern postpartum practices.

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Section: Stressful Postpartum Periodsupporting

confidence: 52%

Perceived Stress and Support of the Chinese Postpartum Ritual “Doing the Month”

Leung

Arthur

Martinson

2005

Health Care for Women International

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“…This fact probably reflects the reduced awareness of society towards the seriousness of the disease. The prevalence of the disease in South and East Asia, ranges between 12.7 and 17.3 % in China [2], 22.35 % in Indonesia [50], between 13.5 and 73.7 % in Taiwan [32,51], 0.5-6.8 % in Singapore [31,52], 16.8 % in Thailand [53], 33 % in Vietnam [2], 4.9 % in Nepal [54], 3.9-9.8 % in Malaysia [55,56], 22 % in Jordan [4] and between 11 and 32.4 % in India [2,57].…”

Section: Ppd In East and South Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross-Cultural Approach of Postpartum Depression: Manifestation, Practices Applied, Risk Factors and Therapeutic Interventions

2015

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It is a well known fact that postpartum depression (PPD) is a global phenomenon that women may experience, regardless of cultural identity and beliefs. This literature review presents the cultural beliefs and postnatal practices around the world, in each continent and people's origins, looking through the extent to which they contribute positively or negatively to the onset of the disease. 106 articles were used in this research, through a systematic electronic search of Pubmed (Medline) and Scopus. Comparison is also made between the prevalence, the risk factors and the different ways of appearance of the disease around the world and among immigrants. Finally, the initiatives and interventions made so far by the governments and institutions with a view to prevent and address this global problem are presented. The results showed (a) that different cultures share the same risk factors towards the disease (b) significant differences in the prevalence of the disease among both Western and non Western cultures and between the cultures themselves (c) more tendencies for somatization of depressive symptoms in non-Western cultures, (d) different postnatal practices between cultures, which are not always effective (e) the more non-West a culture is, the less interventions concern on mental health; the same phenomenon is observed on populations burdened by immigration. The beliefs held by culture should be taken seriously in detecting of PPD, as well as the assessment of the needs of women who have recently given birth.

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“…In Malaysia, a somatic symptom scale was strongly correlated with postnatal CMD (Grace et al, 2001). Perinatal CMD in LAMIC settings has been associated with impaired functioning (Patel et al, 2002), which has, in turn, been hypothesised to be associated with reduced help-seeking of the mother on behalf of her child (Rahman et al, 2004) and a range of poorer child health outcomes (Anoop et al, 2004; Patel et al, 2003; Rahman et al, 2004).…”

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Impact of perinatal somatic and common mental disorder symptoms on functioning in Ethiopian women: The P-MaMiE population-based cohort study

Şentürk¹,

Hanlon²,

Medhin³

et al. 2012

Journal of Affective Disorders

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BackgroundLittle is known of the relationship between perinatal somatic and common mental disorder (CMD) symptoms and impaired functioning in women from settings where the burden of undernutrition and infectious disease morbidity is high.MethodsA population-based sample of 1065 women from Butajira, Ethiopia, was recruited in pregnancy (86.4% of those eligible) and reassessed two months postnatal (954 with singleton, live infants). At both time-points, women were administered a modified version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (locally-validated) to assess somatic and CMD symptoms, respectively. Negative binomial regression was used to investigate associations of CMD and somatic symptoms with functional impairment (World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Scale, version-II), after adjusting for maternal anthropometric measures, physical ill-health and sociodemographic factors.ResultsIn pregnancy, somatic and CMD symptoms were independently associated with worse maternal functional impairment after adjustment for confounders (WHODAS-II score multiplied by 1.09 (95%CI 1.06, 1.13) and 1.11 (95%CI 1.08, 1.14) respectively for each additional symptom). In the postnatal period, the size of association between somatic symptoms and functional impairment was diminished, but the association with CMD symptoms was virtually unchanged (multiplier value 1.04 (95%CI 1.00, 1.09) and 1.11 (95%CI 1.07, 1.16) respectively).LimitationsUse of largely self-report measures.ConclusionsSomatic and CMD symptoms were independently associated with functional impairment in both pregnancy and the postnatal period, with CMD symptoms showing a stronger and more consistent association. This emphasises the public health relevance of both CMD and somatic symptoms in the perinatal period.

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The Relationship between Post-Natal Depression, Somatization and Behaviour in Malaysian Women

Cited by 28 publications

References 5 publications

Perceived Stress and Support of the Chinese Postpartum Ritual “Doing the Month”

Perceived Stress and Support of the Chinese Postpartum Ritual “Doing the Month”

Cross-Cultural Approach of Postpartum Depression: Manifestation, Practices Applied, Risk Factors and Therapeutic Interventions

Impact of perinatal somatic and common mental disorder symptoms on functioning in Ethiopian women: The P-MaMiE population-based cohort study

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