Exploring Black and South Asian women's experiences of help-seeking and engagement in perinatal mental health services in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

In the United Kingdom (UK), Black and South Asian women are less likely than White British women to access support from perinatal mental health services, despite experiencing similar, or higher, levels of distress. This inequality needs to be understood and remedied. The aim of this study was to answer two questions: how do Black and South Asian women experience (1) access to perinatal mental health services and (2) care received from perinatal mental health services?

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Black and South Asian women (n = 37), including four women who were interviewed with an interpreter. Interviews were recorded and transcribed line-by-line. Data were analyzed using framework analysis, by an ethnically diverse multi

SUBMITTER: Conneely M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10109459 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature