Association between social relationship of mentors and depressive symptoms in first-time mothers during the transition from pregnancy to 6-months postpartum
Abstract Background First-time motherhood is characterized by high psychosocial distress, which untreated, has serious consequences. Informal social support provided by specially trained mentors may be protective against postpartum depressive symptoms but may vary by women’s social relationship with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-02-01
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Series: | Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40748-024-00175-7 |