Assessment of Nurses Knowledge of Postpartum Depression
Махмутова, Эльмира (2020)
2020
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Abstract
Despite growing awareness of the impact of maternal depression on the health and wellbeing
of children, mothers, and health care, providers continue to ignore mental disorders
in the perinatal period. Since nurses and midwives are in constant contact with women
during pregnancy and during the first year after birth, they need to be able to recognize
mental disorders and educate pregnant women and parents about postpartum depression.
The aim of this study was to study the knowledge of nurses about postpartum depression
in order to develop quality postpartum care among nurses and midwives in Kazakhstan.
A quantitative research method was applied. An electronic questionnaire was used to
collect data. The participants consisted of 212respondents. The data were analyzed using
descriptive statistics.
The results of the study showed that in Kazakhstan, there are gaps in the knowledge of
midwives and nurses about the prevalence, assessment, and treatment of depression in
the prenatal and postpartum periods, and almost 90% of Kazakhstani respondents did not
attend additional training courses on postpartum depression. It is necessary to increase
the level of education by motivating self‐learning, organizing a new journal club and
additional education for current nurse practitioners.
To close these gaps in knowledge, a strategy for training midwives and nurses in perinatal
mental health and symptom screening needs to be developed. It is also necessary to
develop clinical protocols for assessing the mental state of women in the perinatal period.
The application of these protocols by practicing midwives in Kazakhstan will bring medical
practice for assessing mental health in the perinatal period closer to international
standards, making healthcare better and more cost‐effective.
Despite growing awareness of the impact of maternal depression on the health and wellbeing
of children, mothers, and health care, providers continue to ignore mental disorders
in the perinatal period. Since nurses and midwives are in constant contact with women
during pregnancy and during the first year after birth, they need to be able to recognize
mental disorders and educate pregnant women and parents about postpartum depression.
The aim of this study was to study the knowledge of nurses about postpartum depression
in order to develop quality postpartum care among nurses and midwives in Kazakhstan.
A quantitative research method was applied. An electronic questionnaire was used to
collect data. The participants consisted of 212respondents. The data were analyzed using
descriptive statistics.
The results of the study showed that in Kazakhstan, there are gaps in the knowledge of
midwives and nurses about the prevalence, assessment, and treatment of depression in
the prenatal and postpartum periods, and almost 90% of Kazakhstani respondents did not
attend additional training courses on postpartum depression. It is necessary to increase
the level of education by motivating self‐learning, organizing a new journal club and
additional education for current nurse practitioners.
To close these gaps in knowledge, a strategy for training midwives and nurses in perinatal
mental health and symptom screening needs to be developed. It is also necessary to
develop clinical protocols for assessing the mental state of women in the perinatal period.
The application of these protocols by practicing midwives in Kazakhstan will bring medical
practice for assessing mental health in the perinatal period closer to international
standards, making healthcare better and more cost‐effective.