Postpartum depressive symptoms in low-income Latinas: Cultural and contextual contributors.

Carolyn PontingDenise A ChaviraIsabel Ramos Wendy Christensen Christine M GuardinoChristine Dunkel Schetter

Published in: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (2020)

The present study provides evidence that discrimination, a cultural factor, and domestic violence, a contextual factor, each predict higher levels of early postpartum depressive symptoms. Interventions addressing discrimination and maternal safety are recommended. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
social support
mental health
sleep quality
birth weight
weight loss