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Stress in Women with Postpartum Depression : a Phenomenological Study

This study starts with the fact that postpartum depression occurs worldwide , in most cultures . The incidence of its occurrence worldwide ranges from 10 to 20 . It states that stress after childbirth is the result of the woman having to adapt socially , psychologically and culturally to the new situation . Those women that lived a more stressful life leading up to the pregnancy and birth of their child showed higher levels of depressive symptoms . This is contrasted to cultural differences in which the customs , rituals

, and role of family members plays a role in reducing postpartum stress . The authors of the study then go on to recognize that most postnatal stress studies have adopted quantitative approaches by using either questionnaires or asking informants to list stressful events ' and that there lacks any in-depth information from those living with postpartum depression as to their lived experience with the condition

This study researched the lives of 11 Chinese women living in Hong Kong , 6 months after giving birth . It concentrated on the lived experience ' of postpartum depression among the Chinese women . The researchers found that living in such a large city as Hong Kong , the women were exposed to many unique challenges which , if not properly managed by themselves , loved ones and their doctors , could greatly increase their chances of suffering from the condition . They identified 5 major themes relating to postpartum depression among the group parenting competence , the expectation-experience gap , baby-minder arrangements , childcare demands , and conflict with culture and tradition . The concluded that health care staff should further educated women on the condition and provide postnatal educational classes to help support women who find themselves with the condition

Screening Performance of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale - Spanish Version

This study begins by giving certain fact about the pregnancy rates of Hispanic women in the United States . It state that in 2000 , Hispanic women , more than any other group of women , had , between the ages of 15 and 44 , the highest fertility rate . Hispanics in the United States were the only ethnic and social group to reach the end of their childbearing years (ages 40 - 44 ) with more births (2 .4 ) than the number required for natural replacement ' by the close of the 20th century It also noted that within the Hispanic populations , a high level of postpartum depression was occurring . This rate was estimated to be between 17 and 59 of the female Hispanic population . Much higher than the normal rate of 10 to 20

This study consisted of a sample of 150 Hispanic mothers from New England and Texas . The women were asked to complete the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS ) with the purpose of further assessing its validity . After given the test , a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diss (DSM-IV ) interview was conducted

To better analyze their data , the researchers divided the Hispanic women into three groups Puerto Rican /Caribbean , Mexican , and Central /South American . The study concluded that this Spanish...

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