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Understanding and alleviating maternal postpartum distress: Perspectives from first-time mothers in Australia

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  • Law, Kwok Hong
  • Jackson, Ben
  • Guelfi, Kym
  • Nguyen, Thinh
  • Dimmock, James Alexander

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Numerous factors have been shown to cause (or alleviate) maternal psychological distress in the early postpartum period, and a variety of interventions have been developed with the goal of preventing and/or managing such distress. However, only a few studies have explored new mothers' perspectives on the sources of their distress in the first six months' postpartum alongside the researchers’ recommendations for interventions to address those sources.

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  • Law, Kwok Hong & Jackson, Ben & Guelfi, Kym & Nguyen, Thinh & Dimmock, James Alexander, 2018. "Understanding and alleviating maternal postpartum distress: Perspectives from first-time mothers in Australia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 204(C), pages 59-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:204:y:2018:i:c:p:59-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.03.022
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