By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women’s Health Law Weekly -- Current study results on Mental Health Diseases and Conditions - Postpartum Depression have been published. According to news reporting from Hiram, Ohio, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To clarify the effectiveness of perinatal social support interventions in reducing postpartum depression among minority, low-income women. The Transdisciplinary Research Consortium for Gulf Resilience on Women’s Health supported a community-based participatory research project to improve perinatal health among low-income, first-time pregnant women living in a vulnerable Gulf Coast region.”
Financial support for this research came from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Hiram College, “Community health workers (CHWs) were partnered with recruited women, and used a mix of mobile technology and home visits to develop a supportive relationship during the perinatal period. Women enrolled in the CHW-led intervention had lower (F: 2.38, p = 0.04) average postpartum depression scores (EPDS) 6 months postpartum than a comparison population. The difference, however, was not seen among women in the intervention group who reported relatively poor relationships with their CHWs. Conclusions for Practice Results reinforce the evidence that perinatal social support can affect postpartum depression outcomes. CHWs are increasingly utilized by public programs to reach at-risk populations.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “We discuss the potential efficacy of CHW programs, but also, the need to pair outreach with effective monitoring and evaluation of the relationship development between CHW and clients.”
For more information on this research see: Reducing the Risk of Postpartum Depression in a Low-Income Community Through a Community Health Worker Intervention. Maternal and Child Health Journal , 2018;22(4):520-528. Maternal and Child Health Journal can be contacted at: Springer, Plenum Publishers, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA. (Springer - www.springer.com; Maternal and Child Health Journal - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1092-7875/)
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting C. Mundorf, Hiram College, Dept. of Sociol, Hiram, OH 44234, United States. Additional authors for this research include A. Shankar, T. Moran, S. Heller, A. Hassan, E. Harville and M. Lichtveld.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-017-2419-4. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-04-22), Studies from Hiram College Update Current Data on Postpartum Depression (Reducing the Risk of Postpartum Depression in a Low-Income Community Through a Community Health Worker Intervention), Women’s Health Law Weekly, 431, ISSN: 1551-5206, BUTTER® ID: 015487217
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