Conflicting Cultural Perspectives: Meanings and Experiences of Postnatal Depression Among Women in Indian Communities

Autor: David Claude Levy, A Jain
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Health Care for Women International. 34:966-979
ISSN: 1096-4665
0739-9332
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2013.807258
Popis: A woman's cultural and social context affects her experience of postnatal depression. In this literature review, the authors explore questions regarding normal and abnormal postnatal experiences of Indian women with consideration to cross-cultural perspectives. Although postnatal distress or sadness is recognized among many cultures, it is constructed as a transient state in some cultures and as an illness in others. A major challenge for health care providers in Western countries like the United Kingdom and Australia is to develop culturally sensitive approaches to postnatal care for migrant mothers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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