Postpartum Depression : “sufferers’ point of view”
Gebremariam, Lily (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022122031132
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022122031132
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Motherhood is a major milestone in the life of a woman. The birth of a child might bring pleasure, but it also produces rapid and significant physical and psychological changes. Consequently, the postpartum period is a high-risk time for the beginning of postpartum depression in mothers. Postpartum depression is undertreated. Many women believe that sadness at what should be a joyous time is embarrassing, while others are affected by society's overall stigma around mental health care. The study aims to explore mothers' holistic experiences with postpartum depression from their own narratives. In this qualitative study, Data was collected via primary sources such as blogs and narrative books and analyzed using inductive content analysis methodology. In total, 32 stories were used in this study, all written by women who suffer from postpartum depression.
Five themes emerged from the content analysis: "Onset of PPD, Underlying cause, Before getting help, Challenges with diagnosis, and Journey to recovery." The onset of PPD" describes the debilitating symptoms and emotional struggle the mothers face at the commencement of the depression. The second theme, "underlying causes," discusses what the mothers believe caused their depression; the Third theme, "Before getting help," is about how they try to control the situation before seeking help; The fourth theme, "Challenges with the diagnosis," indicates what hinders the women from not being diagnosed and the final theme "Journey to recovery" about how they acknowledge and were treated for their depression.
The finding could give insight that may be beneficial for potential mothers, those who live in the shadow of Postpartum depression, midwives, nurses, and clinicians, in getting a deeper knowledge of the experience of women suffering from the illness and their coping mechanisms and the challenges they confront. The outcomes indicated the most prominent symptoms, feelings, the advantages of various interventions, the mothers' coping strategies, and what works best for them during the recovery process.
Five themes emerged from the content analysis: "Onset of PPD, Underlying cause, Before getting help, Challenges with diagnosis, and Journey to recovery." The onset of PPD" describes the debilitating symptoms and emotional struggle the mothers face at the commencement of the depression. The second theme, "underlying causes," discusses what the mothers believe caused their depression; the Third theme, "Before getting help," is about how they try to control the situation before seeking help; The fourth theme, "Challenges with the diagnosis," indicates what hinders the women from not being diagnosed and the final theme "Journey to recovery" about how they acknowledge and were treated for their depression.
The finding could give insight that may be beneficial for potential mothers, those who live in the shadow of Postpartum depression, midwives, nurses, and clinicians, in getting a deeper knowledge of the experience of women suffering from the illness and their coping mechanisms and the challenges they confront. The outcomes indicated the most prominent symptoms, feelings, the advantages of various interventions, the mothers' coping strategies, and what works best for them during the recovery process.