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Maternal Depression and Early Parenting: A Comparison Between Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Australian born Mothers.

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Title: Maternal Depression and Early Parenting: A Comparison Between Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Australian born Mothers.
Authors: Eatt, Jodi (AUTHOR), Watson, Stuart J (AUTHOR), Ball, Helen L. (AUTHOR), Sevar, Katherine (AUTHOR), Galbally, Megan (AUTHOR)
Source: Australasian Psychiatry. Feb2022, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p119-125. 7p.
Subjects: Co-sleeping, Depression in women, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Parenting Stress Index, Mothers, Mental illness, Research, Psychology of mothers, Research methodology, Evaluation research, Parenting, Comparative studies, Mental depression, Psychosocial factors
Geographic Terms: Australia
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine the risk of perinatal depression, parenting stress and infant sleep practices in Australian culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) women.<bold>Method: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10398562
DOI:10.1177/10398562211052886