Abstract

Postpartum depression (PPD) is linked to diminished maternal, pediatric, and family health outcomes and is designated as the most common childbirth complication. PPD is found in most populations, and touts international status as a major public health concern. Clinicians define PPD as an episode of major depressive disorder with a "peripartum onset" that occurs within the first year after delivery. Studies suggest that American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women suffer higher PPD prevalence (14% to 29%) than other United States' women, revealing a racial/ethnic disparity. Health disparities research is a national public health priority and substantiates the need to explore PPD in AI/AN women.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10980329; ProQuest document ID: 2179229464. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Jennifer Leigh Heck, PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE

Sigma Membership

Beta Delta at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Postpartum Depression, Native Indian/Alaska Native Women, Cultural Influences, Major Depressive Disorders

Advisor

Janet Sullivan Wilson

Second Advisor

Valerie Eschiti

Third Advisor

Barbara J. Holtzclaw

Fourth Advisor

Stephanie Marfurt

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Oklahoma

Degree Year

2018

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-27

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