Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2010
Postnatal women's experiences of management of depressive symptoms: a qualitative study.
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- Women's experiences of psychological treatment and psychosocial interventions for postpartum depression: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC women's health · 2023Pooled it
- Listening Visits for maternal depression: a meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
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- A systematic review of ethnic minority women's experiences of perinatal mental health conditions and services in Europe.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of PoNDER health visitor training for mothers at lower risk of depression: findings on prevention of postnatal depression from a cluster-randomised controlled trial.Psychological medicine · 2019Trial
- Can community midwives prevent antenatal depression? An external pilot study to test the feasibility of a cluster randomized controlled universal prevention trial.Psychological medicine · 2016Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of community-based psychosocial interventions delivered by nonspecialists for perinatal common mental disorders: A systematic review using an implementation science framework.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Diagnosis, And Care In 7 US Jurisdictions.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators to discussing parent mental health within child health care: Perspectives of parents raising a child with congenital heart disease.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2023Article
- Recruitment, experience, and retention among women with HIV and hazardous drinking participating in a clinical trial.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Family physicians perceived role in perinatal mental health: an integrative review.BMC family practice · 2018Review
- Seeking help for perinatal psychological distress: a meta-synthesis of women's experiences.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Review
- Diagnosis and management of perinatal depression and anxiety in general practice: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Review
- Group psychological intervention for maternal depression: A nested qualitative study from Karachi, Pakistan.World journal of psychiatry · 2017Article
- Childhood maltreatment history, posttraumatic relational sequelae, and prenatal care utilization.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · 2013Article
- Women's experiences in a community-based participatory research randomized controlled trial.Qualitative health research · 2013Article
- Management of postnatal depression in primary care: a window of opportunity.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2010Article
- Jumping (or being pushed) from maternity care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2010Article
- Patient's views on depression care in obstetric settings: how do they compare to the views of perinatal health care professionals?General hospital psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPostnatal depression is a public health problem requiring intervention. To provide effective care, information is needed on the experiences of those with high levels of depressive symptoms who are offered and accept, or decline, psychological intervention postnatally.
aimTo provide the first integrated in-depth exploration of postnatal women's experiences of the identification and management of symptoms of depression and the offer and acceptance of postnatal care by health visitors taking part in the PoNDER trial.
settingGeneral practice: primary care within the former Trent regional health authority, England.
methodThirty women with 6-week Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores ≥ 18 and probable depression completed semi-structured interviews. All women had taken part in the Post-Natal Depression Economic Evaluation and Randomised controlled (PoNDER) trial where intervention group health visitors received training in identification of depressive symptoms and provided psychologically informed sessions based on cognitive-behavioural therapy or person-centred counselling principles.
resultsWhen accepted, psychological sessions were experienced as positive, effective, and 'ideal care'. Women approved of using the EPDS but did not understand the health visitor's role in supporting women. Seeking help and accepting sessions depended on women's perspectives of their health visitor as an individual.
conclusionWomen's experience of their health visitors providing psychological sessions to help with postnatal depressive symptoms is highly positive. Women will better accept support from health visitors if they recognise their role in postnatal depression and find them easy to relate to on personal matters. There is a case for specific enhancement of interpersonal skills in health visiting, or alternatively offering a choice of health visitors to women.
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