Health care professionals' experiences of screening immigrant mothers for postpartum depression-a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postpartum depression is considered a major public health problem, which immigrant mothers are at particular risk of being affected by, but it can also have long-lasting traumatic effects on the child's health and development. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is the world's most commonly employed screening instrument for postpartum depression, used in connection with a clinical interview to screen for symptoms of postpartum depression. The aim of this study was to synthesize health care professionals (HCPs) experiences of identifying signs of postpartum depression and performing screening on immigrant mothers, since previous research suggested that this task might be challenging.

Methods

The databases CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, SocINDEX, Embase and Cochra

SUBMITTER: Skoog M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9282607 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature