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A qualitative study of minority ethnic women's experiences of access to and engagement with perinatal mental health care.

Sabrina PilavKaat De BackerAbigail EasterSergio Alessandro SilverioSushma SundareshSara RobertsLouise Michele Howard
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
Women of ethnic minority background identified barriers to accessing and engaging with perinatal mental health support on an individual, familial, community and societal level. Perinatal mental health services should be aware ethnic minority women might present with mental health difficulties in different ways and embrace principles of cultural humility and co-production to fully meet these women's perinatal mental health needs.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • pregnant women
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • mental illness
  • cervical cancer screening
  • healthcare
  • breast cancer risk
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue