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A systematic review of ethnic minority women's experiences of perinatal mental health conditions and services in Europe.
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- The perinatal mental health experiences of black immigrant mothers in the UK: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Women's experiences of specialist perinatal mental health services: a qualitative evidence synthesis.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers to and enablers of postpartum health behaviours among women from diverse cultural backgrounds with prior gestational diabetes: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis applying the theoretical domains framework.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2022Pooled it
- Perceptions and attitudes around perinatal mental health in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: a systematic review of qualitative data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for maternal depression among women of African and Caribbean origin: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2021Pooled it
- The Impact of Covid-19 on Women's Mental Health and Wellbeing During Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Bridges to treatment satisfaction: the roles of trauma, social support, race and ethnicity among perinatal women receiving behavioural activation therapy.BMC medicine · 2025Trial
- A group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin - the ROSHNI-2 RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
- Adapting behavioral activation for perinatal depression and anxiety in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Trial
- Maternal ethnicity, severe perinatal mental illness and involuntary admission: mother and baby unit service evaluation.BJPsych bulletin · 2026Article
- "Black Women Need More Support": A Culturally Grounded, Person-Centered Analysis of Perinatal Mental Health.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Navigating strategies for intercultural maternal and newborn care in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- The Role of Ethnicity and Migration in Perinatal Inequalities: A Retrospective Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnancies among Métis people in Alberta: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Exploring Maternal Mental Health Conditions and Urban-Rural Disparities in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in South Carolina: A Fairlie Decomposition Approach.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Barriers to accessing perinatal mental health services in ethnically diverse women in the UK.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Risk-Stratified Screening for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Integrating Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Psychosocial Context.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Coping Styles, Postpartum Depression, and Anxiety in Romanian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Brief COPE Inventory.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the experiences of women of African, Caribbean and Mixed heritages to inform a music-based intervention for perinatal mental health in South East London: A qualitative study.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen from ethnic minority groups are at greater risk of developing mental health problems. Poor perinatal mental health impacts on maternal morbidity and mortality and can have a devastating impact on child and family wellbeing. It is important to ensure that services are designed to meet the unique needs of women from diverse backgrounds.
aimThe aim of the review was to explore ethnic minority women's experiences of perinatal mental ill health, help-seeking and perinatal mental health services in Europe. DATA SOURCES: Searches included CINAHL, Maternity and Infant Care, MEDLINE and PsycINFO with no language or date restrictions. Additional literature was identified by searching reference lists of relevant studies.
designThis was a mixed method systematic review. Study selection, appraisal and data extraction were conducted by two researchers independently. A convergent approach was adopted for the analysis and the data were synthesised thematically.
resultsThe 15 eligible studies included women from a range of minority ethnic backgrounds and were all undertaken in the United Kingdom (UK). Seven overarching themes were identified; awareness and beliefs about mental health, isolation and seeking support, influence of culture, symptoms and coping strategies, accessing mental health services, experiences of mental health services and what women want.
conclusionLack of awareness about mental ill health, cultural expectations, ongoing stigma, culturally insensitive and fragmented health services and interactions with culturally incompetent and dismissive health providers all impact on ethnic minority women's ability to receive adequate perinatal mental health support in the UK. Future research should focus on in-depth exploration of the experiences of these women across multiple European settings and interventions to reduce health inequalities among vulnerable mothers and families affected by perinatal mental ill health.
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