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The mediating role of culturally grounded social support in postpartum depression among low-income women in Ibadan, Nigeria

open access: yesInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Objectives: Despite the high burden of postpartum depression, some mothers cope effectively, suggesting the role of protective factors. However, existing evidence on the mediating role of social support is largely Western-based and overlooks culturally ...
Wasiu Olorunlambe, Sherifat Adeniyi
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Assessing policy and operational barriers to tranexamic acid utilization in treating postpartum hemorrhage in Kano, Lagos, and Niger states

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study explores the barriers to the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) for the management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and provides recommendations to improve its use. Methods We conducted a mixed‐methods assessment involving 229 healthcare professionals in Kano, Lagos, and Niger States of Nigeria.
Chukwunonso Nwaokorie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of education, country, race and ethnicity on the self-report of postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

open access: yes, 2017
Full list of authors omitted for brevity. For full list see article.BACKGROUND: Universal screening for postpartum depression is recommended in many countries.
Di Florio, A.   +3 more
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A cross‐sectional study of intimate partner violence and associated factors in women with high‐risk pregnancies: Implications for perinatal care in a tertiary obstetrics hospital

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study estimates the prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy (IPVP) and identifies associated psychosocial and mental health factors among women with high‐risk pregnancies. Materials and Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted among 199 women with high‐risk pregnancies attending a tertiary obstetrics and ...
Diana Pimentel‐Nieto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermotherapy for prevention of perineal pain after vaginal birth: Evaluation of warm compresses and cold packs using a factorial randomized controlled trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
RCT : randomized controlled trial, mean dif. (95% CI) : mean difference (95% confidence interval), sd : standard deviation. Abstract Objective Perineal pain is common after vaginal birth and might affect maternal well‐being and mother–infant bonding.
Pauline Blanc‐Petitjean   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in adherence with a home blood pressure monitoring intervention among pregnant women in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study evaluates trends in adherence with home blood pressure (BP) monitoring in a cohort of Ghanaian pregnant women. Methods In this prospective cohort study, participants were pregnant women receiving antenatal care at a tertiary hospital in Ghana.
Emma R. Lawrence   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and treatement of postpartum depression

open access: yes, 2018
Postpartum depression is an often overlooked diseases combatted by many new mothers. The thesis gives an overview of the current understanding on PPD with a look into the etiology, the epidemiology, side effects, detection and screening as well as risk ...
Forghe, Donubari Faithful
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Depression as bargaining: The case postpartum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
It was recently hypothesized that depression might function, in part, as a bargaining strategy when cooperation imposes a net cost but there are social constraints on defection (Hagen 1999).
Hagen, Edward H
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Longitudinal associations between sleepiness and sleep disturbances across pregnancy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Although sleep disturbances increase during pregnancy, sleepiness does not appear to follow a similar trajectory. Given that the relationship between sleep disturbances and sleepiness during pregnancy is understudied, we examined their associations to determine whether these relationships strengthen with advancing gestation.
Linda Aukia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Support Groups Help New Mothers with Postpartum Depression?

open access: yes, 2010
\ud DO SUPPORT GROUPS HELP NEW MOTHERS WITH\ud POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION?\ud by\ud ?? Jaime M. Laffins 2010\ud Master of Science in Nursing\ud California State University, Chico\ud Spring 2010\ud Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major depressive disorder ...
Laffins, Jaime
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