to urge healthcare decision makers to consider this important topic – the postpartum depression- in the planning and delivering of healthcare services. It will work as a first step toward the integration of PPD screening into the routine antenatal and postnatal care services in Mts
lacks a full understanding of what occurs emotionally, physically, and mentally to mothers after the birth of their child.
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Not discussed in mts neither pre or post delivery
It is the right to a positive maternity healthcare experience at every stage and thus needs to be discussed and sensibilized
Create awareness to parents for a positive childbirth experience
Its a major public health problem affecting mothers, fathers, children and the whole family
Taking into consideration the scarcity of data about postpartum depression and its associated factors in Mauritius, this study may serve as a first step exploration study to bring this substantially important topic out of shadows and to guide further research and health policy interventions for early identification and management of PPD and its predisposing factors.
to expand our knowledge about the various aspects of postpartum depression among Mts women in order to focus on in coming researches.
to unveil and draw the attention of the health care practitioners to many ignored aspects of postpartum depression and it associated factors, in order to give them more focus during the care of pregnant and postpartum women.
