- 作者：Agnes Higgins ; PhD ; MSc ; BNS ; RNT ; RPN ; RGN ; ahiggins@tcd.ie" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Professor in Mental Health) ; Teresa Tuohy ; PhD ; MSc ; BSc Ed with Nursing ; RNT ; RGN ; RPN1 ; TTUOHY@tcd.ie" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Researcher ; Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) ; Rebecca Murphy ; PhD ; MSc ; BA murphr30@tcd.ie" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Researcher) ; Cecily Begley ; FTCD ; PhD ; MSc ; RM cbegley@tcd.ie" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Professor of Nursing ; Midwifery)
- 关键词：Perinatal mental health ; Qualitative research ; Women׳s experiences ; Maternity services
- 刊名：Midwifery
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：36
- 期：Complete
- 页码：28-34
- 全文大小：276 K
Participants
in total 20 women with a range of mental health problems were recruited. The women had given birth within maternity services with and without specialist perinatal mental health services.
Design
a qualitative descriptive design using in-depth face to face interviews was used to explore women׳s experience. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic process.
Findings
the study offers valuable insights into the maternity care experiences of women with mental health problems, and highlights the deficits and fragmentation of care in maternity units that do not have a specialist mental health service. Even when the women voluntarily disclosed their difficulties, midwives appeared to lack the knowledge and skills to respond sensitively and responsively.
Key conclusions and implications for practice
there is a need to expand perinatal mental health services in the Republic of Ireland, so that quality service provision is not dependent on geography. In addition, there is a need for education to address the lack of knowledge and understanding of perinatal mental health problems amongst maternity care practitioners.