Overcoming training bottlenecks: mixed-methods evaluation of digital training for non-specialists in postnatal depression self-help treatment
CONCLUSION: This training is a feasible, acceptable and effective way to upskill non-specialists in supporting treatment for PND, however supervised practice is recommended to ensure participants embed knowledge competently into practice. The training offers an effective first step in upskilling non-specialist supporters to support women with PND treatment at scale.PMID:37986141 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2280714 (Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - November 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sophie Dallison Caroline Jenkinson Antoinette Davey Heather O'Mahen Source Type: research

Emotional and relational protective factors during pregnancy and psychological well-being and personal growth after childbirth
CONCLUSION: The study expands knowledge of positive outcomes in the transition to motherhood, and demonstrates that positive emotions, such as gratitude, may be the first link in the chain of factors predicting better outcomes from pregnancy to childbirth.PMID:37982409 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2284290 (Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Meital Navon-Eyal Orit Taubman-Ben-Ari Source Type: research

Pregnant women's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic according to the trimester of pregnancy
CONCLUSIONS: Knowing the struggles these women go through during each trimester of pregnancy can be the key to a better health professional-patient relationship, consequently having a positive impact on their mental and physical health.PMID:37942780 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2279039 (Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - November 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carolina Mari ño-Narvaez Jose A Puertas-Gonzalez Borja Romero-Gonzalez Marie-Christin Kraneis Maria Isabel Peralta-Ramirez Source Type: research

Development and psychometric properties of the Respectful Maternity Care Scale (RMCS)
CONCLUSION: The RMCS has been shown to be valid and reliable and can be used to assess respectful maternity care among Turkish women.PMID:37849320 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2270690 (Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - October 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melike Di şsiz Meltem Demirg öz Bal Zeynep Dil şah Karaçam Yılmaz Fadime Bayr ı Bingöl Özlem Aşcı Source Type: research