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The BIMF will be a primary outcome in this study. “According to World Health Organization (WHO), the postnatal care provision aims to provide care and treatment with the highest quality and the least intervention to obtain the best health and well-being for the family. The present study aims to adapt international guidelines for the clinical…
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“Specifically, more anxious or lower-postpartum-functioning individuals were more likely to report preferring a guide while older or more depressed individuals were less likely to report preferring a guide. These findings can inform clinical recommendations surrounding who is most likely to engage with, and thus benefit from, exclusively self-guided DMHIs during the postpartum period.” Read more…
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“After adjusting the effect of socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, the score of maternal functioning among mothers without posttraumatic stress disorder was statistically significantly higher than mothers with posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis [β (95% CI) = 2.30 (0.39 to 4.20); p = 0.031]. The score of maternal functioning increased with the increase in the childbirth experience score [β (95% CI) = 7.34…
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” The Cronbach’s alpha for the BIMF in this sample of Black women is 0.84, reflecting high reliability.” “these significant correlations also provide further evidence of construct validity for the BIMF. Specifically, one would expect maternal functioning to increase in relation to a decrease in depressive symptomology and this occurred as expected. Likewise, the positive,…
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Climate anxiety has attracted interest in the mainstream media. However, the impacts of climate change on maternal mental health have not been on the national radar. Mothers are the “CEOs of family health” – we are often the ones pushing vegetables and managing pediatric appointments. Heatwaves, air pollution (which is exacerbated by heat), storms, and…
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Check out this new study on maternal functioning and psychological distress during COVID-19. “Higher COVID-19 Impact was associated with lower functioning and greater distress. Higher income and education were associated with better maternal self-care, but not maternal competency.” I will add that socioeconomic status also impacts the range of self-care activities possible.  Unfortunately, not everyone…
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