My problem is that I live next door to my mother‐in‐law”

Arab women's postpartum experiences with positive and negative social interactions and the impact on their well‐being: A qualitative study

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ID12287253
AuthorsOla Ali‐Saleh (0000-0003-3013-3907, Northern District Health Bureau Ministry of Health Nof HaGalil Israel, corresponding author), Hadass Goldblatt (0000-0003-1554-5348, Department of Nursing University of Haifa Haifa Israel), Orna Baron-Epel (0000-0003-3447-2594, <idGroup xmlns="http://www.wiley.com/namespaces/wiley"> <id type="ringgold" value="26748"></id> </idGroup> School of Public Health University of Haifa Haifa Israel)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue6
Pagese3985-e3994
Publication date2022-03-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hsc.13792
PMID35289013
OpenAlexW4220735919
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited51

Social support is commonly associated with women's postpartum health. Yet such support can also have unintended effects and trigger negative reactions. This study provides a qualitative examination of the positive and negative social interactions described by Arab postpartum women. Participants were Arab women recruited at Mother and Child Healthcare Clinics (MCHC). Inclusion criteria were married women over the age of 18 with a healthy newborn who described both positive and negative social experiences. Exclusion criteria were signs of postpartum depression. Data were gathered using semi-structured in-depth interviews that were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Themes and categories were extracted based on interpretative phenomenological analysis. The impact of lived experiences on the well-being of postpartum women was explored. Data analysis revealed three main themes: (1) Support from the family and community: positive impact on the mother; (2) Negative social interactions as invasion of mother's personal space; (3) Impact of negative social interactions on mother's relationship with her family. A deeper understanding of the social environment of these women and the factors that affect their well-being during the critical postpartum period can help MCHC staff offer culturally appropriate support and relevant interventions

Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Inclusion (mineral · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Postpartum depression · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Social exclusion · Social support · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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