Journal article
Maternal depression and early parenting: A comparison between culturally and linguistically diverse and Australian born mothers
Australasian Psychiatry
2022
Abstract
Objective:
To examine the risk of perinatal depression, parenting stress and infant sleep practices in Australian culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) women.
Method:
Within the Mercy Pregnancy and Emotional Wellbeing Study, we examined 487 pregnant women of whom 52 were CaLD and 435 non-CaLD. Depression was measured using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. In addition, Parenting Stress Index and infant sleep measures were collected.
Results:
Fewer CaLD women had a depression diagnosis but there were no differences between CaLD and non-CaLD women for perinatal mental health symptoms. More mothers in the CaLD group were bed sharing with their infant during the night at six months; however, bedsharing was only associated with higher parenting stress for non-CaLD mothers.
Conclusions:
Findings suggest both differences in infant sleep parenting practices and in parenting stress but not general emotional wellbeing. Future research is required to replicate these findings.
Details
- Title
- Maternal depression and early parenting: A comparison between culturally and linguistically diverse and Australian born mothers
- Authors/Creators
- J. Eatt (Author/Creator) - Psychiatry Training, Post Graduate Training in Psychiatry, Graylands Hospital, Graylands, WA, AustraliaS.J. Watson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityH.L. Ball (Author/Creator) - Durham UniversityK. Sevar (Author/Creator)M. Galbally (Author/Creator) - King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Publication Details
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Identifiers
- 991005540372607891
- Copyright
- © 2022 by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.72 Obstetrics & Gynecology
- 1.72.1072 Perinatal Mental Health
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