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Journal article
Rurality as a predictor of perinatal mental health and well‐being in an Australian cohort
Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.31(2), pp.182-195
2023
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Abstract
Objective
Perinatal emotional well-being is more than the presence or absence of depressive and anxiety disorders; it encompasses a wide range of factors that contribute to emotional well-being. This study compares perinatal well-being between women living in metropolitan and rural regions.
Design
Prospective, longitudinal cohort.
Participants/setting
Eight hundred and six women from Victoria and Western Australia recruited before 20 weeks of pregnancy and followed up to 12 months postpartum.
Main outcome measures
Rurality was assessed using the Modified Monash Model (MM Model) with 578 in metropolitan cities MM1, 185 in regional and large rural towns MM2-MM3 and 43 in rural to remote MM4-MM7. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV) was administered at recruitment to assess depression, and symptoms of depression and anxiety were measured using the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale and the State and Trait Anxiety Scale, respectively. Other measures included stressful events, diet, exercise, partner support, parenting and sleep.
Results
The prevalence of depressive disorders did not differ across rurality. There was also no difference in breastfeeding cessation, exercise, sleep or partner support. Women living in rural communities and who also had depression reported significantly higher parenting stress than metropolitan women and lower access to parenting activities.
Conclusions
Our study suggests while many of the challenges of the perinatal period were shared between women in all areas, there were important differences in parenting stress and access to activities. Furthermore, these findings suggest that guidelines and interventions designed for perinatal mental health should consider rurality.
Details
- Title
- Rurality as a predictor of perinatal mental health and well‐being in an Australian cohort
- Authors/Creators
- M. Galbally (Author/Creator) - Monash UniversityS.J. Watson (Author/Creator) - Monash UniversityM. Coleman (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaP. Worley (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityL. Verrier (Author/Creator) - King Edward Memorial HospitalV. Padmanabhan (Author/Creator) - WA Country Health ServiceA.J. Lewis (Author/Creator) - Federation University
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.31(2), pp.182-195
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005543067407891
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology; Health Futures Institute; Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.72 Obstetrics & Gynecology
- 1.72.1072 Perinatal Mental Health
- Web Of Science research areas
- Nursing
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- ESI research areas
- Clinical Medicine