Young aboriginal mothers' postpartum experiences
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2010-04-12T21:03:02Z
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Penn, Hazell Patricia
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An ethnographic method was used for data collection and analysis. Three interrelated themes from the data analyses informed study findings: (1) being cut off from family and feeling lonely, (2) what's the point? and (3) not depression, just depressed. Understanding young mothers' depression after the birth of their babies is important to inform future research and gain insights into relevant nursing interventions for this population. More knowledge of the phenomenon will lead to earlier identification and prevention of the long-term sequelae of depression and potentially promote healthier mother-baby interactions.
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Teenage mothers, Native peoples, Postpartum depression, Indians of North America