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Exploring the Healthcare Services' Contribution to Reducing Postpartum Depression
Hessa Abdulranhman Almutairi1, Seham Mansour Alyousef2, Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi3
1King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction:
The postpartum period is accompanied by health risks that impact many women. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mental health problem that has been neglected in maternal healthcare services.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions towards health services' contribution to lowering the incidence of PPD.
Methods:
An interpretive phenomenological approach was adopted in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia. A convenience sample of 10 postpartum nurses was interviewed face-to-face. The analysis followed Colaizzi's data analysis method.
Results:
Seven main themes emerged on how to improve maternal health services to contribute to reducing the incidence of PPD among women: (1) maternal mental health, (2) follow-up of mental health status, (3) screening mental health status, (4) enhancing health education, (5) reducing stigma toward mental health, (6) updating resources, and (7) empowering nurses.
Conclusion:
The integration of mental health services into maternal services that are provided to women needs to be considered in the context of Saudi Arabia. This integration will result in high-quality holistic maternal care.
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