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Exploration Of The Cultural Beliefs, Values And Practices Of African American Women Regarding Postpartum Depression: A Mini-Focused Ethnography, Stephanie Jacobs
Exploration Of The Cultural Beliefs, Values And Practices Of African American Women Regarding Postpartum Depression: A Mini-Focused Ethnography, Stephanie Jacobs
Graduate Student Research Symposium
The purpose of this study was to understand the cultural beliefs, values, and practices of African American women regarding postpartum depression. Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most prevalent perinatal mental health illness in women and affects approximately 10 to 20% of all women in the United States. African American women have a disproportionately higher prevalence of postpartum depression (35-67%) and experience it differently. The research question was: What are the cultural care beliefs, values and practices of African American women regarding postpartum depression? This mini-focused ethnography was the method used for this study. It included semi-structured interviews of four African …