Examining Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Culturally Adapted Evidence-Based Postpartum Depression Preventive Intervention for Women in Doha, Qatar: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum depression and anxiety are the 2 most common perinatal mental health disorders, with prevalence rates higher among women living in the Middle East than in most Western countries. The negative outcomes associated with postpartum depression and anxiety are profound and include less responsive parenting and compromised infant and young child development. Although interventions exist to prevent postpartum depression and anxiety, to date, there have been no studies that have attempted to prevent postpartum depression or anxiety among Arabic-speaking women in the Middle East, including Qatar.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an evidence-based postpartum depression preventive intervention-Mothers and Babi

SUBMITTER: Ahmed SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10457694 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature