First-time mothers’ perceptions of social support: Recommendations for best practice

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dc.contributor.authorDe Sousa Machado, T.
dc.contributor.authorChur-Hansen, A.
dc.contributor.authorDue, C.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractResearch indicates social support is imperative for postpartum well-being. The types of social support and access to preferred supports are less understood. This article considers first-time mothers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of social supports and perceived barriers to accessing support and provides recommendations for best practice. A search of the literature for terms related to postpartum social support was conducted. Major themes were identified and synthesised. A critique and analysis of the literature is presented with recommendations for best practice. Much of the research around postnatal support fails to distinguish the specific type of support, meaning creating support solutions for the postpartum period may not be effectively targeted. Recommendations for individualised support are made.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityTiffany De Sousa Machado, Anna Chur-Hansen, and Clemence Due
dc.identifier.citationHealth Psychology Open, 2020; 7(1):2055102919898610-1-2055102919898610-10
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/2055102919898611
dc.identifier.issn2055-1029
dc.identifier.issn2055-1029
dc.identifier.orcidDe Sousa Machado, T. [0000-0002-2422-2092]
dc.identifier.orcidChur-Hansen, A. [0000-0002-2935-2689]
dc.identifier.orcidDue, C. [0000-0001-6485-6076]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/145807
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publishing
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2020. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/2055102919898611
dc.subjectmothers; postpartum depression; postpartum distress; social support
dc.titleFirst-time mothers’ perceptions of social support: Recommendations for best practice
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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