Attitudes, experiences, and implications of asking about suicide during the perinatal period: A qualitative study with maternity healthcare practitioners

Midwifery, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 142, С. 104309 - 104309

Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Questionnaire Items to Identify Suicidality in Perinatal Women: A Delphi Study

Archives of Suicide Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 23

Опубликована: Май 29, 2025

Maternal suicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and after birth (perinatal period). Perinatal suicidality associated with significant adverse consequences for mother baby. It vital that women experiencing are identified early given access to appropriate care. Screening measures one way identify requiring additional support. No self-report screening have been specifically designed in perinatal women. This study sought determine the content validity, acceptability, potential clinical utility 22 suicide-related items adapted and/or developed use Two-round Delphi study. Thirty panelists expertise experience mental health, development measurement instruments took part. Items were rated against five dimensions, "relevance," "clarity," "acceptability," "effectiveness," "feasibility." Consensus was determined as ≥70% endorsing "quite" or "highly" all dimensions. Response options also on three qualitative feedback explored. Ten reached consensus dimensions round-one further four round-two, totaling 14 items. Twenty-one response scales/items both rounds. The top-ranking item identifying suicidal ideation "Have you had thoughts about ending your own life?" Qualitative findings highlighted key areas be addressed. These included implications content, importance asking suicidality, need pregnant postnatal receive information health suicidality. Specifically warranted. Findings from this will help inform continuing used research settings.

Язык: Английский

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Perinatal women’s views and experiences of discussing suicide in maternity care settings: A qualitative study

Women and Birth, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 37(6), С. 101662 - 101662

Опубликована: Авг. 10, 2024

Suicide is a leading global cause of maternal death in the first year after birth. Limited research has explored which factors may support or prevent women from disclosing suicidality. This important for informing appropriate approaches to identifying perinatal who require support.

Язык: Английский

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The screening accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to detect perinatal depression with and without the self-harm item in pregnant and postpartum women

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 45(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2024

This study aims to examine whether the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), excluding self-harm item (EPDS-9), performs as effectively full EPDS in identifying depression among perinatal women.

Язык: Английский

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Acceptability of identification and management of perinatal anxiety: a qualitative interview study with postnatal women

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024

Background Anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum is highly prevalent but under-recognized few women receive adequate support or treatment. Identification management of perinatal anxiety must be acceptable to the period ensure that appropriate care when needed. We aimed understand acceptability how was identified managed by healthcare professionals. Method conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 60 across England Scotland approximately 10 months after birth. Women were sampled from an existing systematically recruited cohort 2,243 who recorded mental health throughout All met criteria for further assessment their a professional. analyzed data using theoretical framework interventions. Results Interview fitted seven constructs within acceptability. valued before professional treatment poorly informed about available services. Services which treated as individuals, accessible there continuity endorsed. Experience poor maternity services increased seeing multiple midwives dissuaded engaging conversations health. Having trusted relationship facilitated conversation disclosure problems. Conclusion Women’s experiences would improved if given opportunity form trusting provider. Interventions offering may suitable some women. Clear information options problems should given. Physiological aspects impacts women’s trust needs restored. Findings can used inform clinical guidelines research on pathways birth future research.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Views of Barbers and Stylists on the Acceptability of Delivering Community-Based Interventions to Promote COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in South Carolina

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(9), С. 1011 - 1011

Опубликована: Сен. 3, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for effective community-based interventions to promote disease prevention and reach high-risk, underserved communities. Trusted community leaders like barbers stylists may serve as conduits intervention implementation. This study aimed explore perceived acceptability of an testing vaccination delivered by in South Carolina.

Язык: Английский

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