1. Wellbeing Outcomes and Risk and Protective Factors for Parents with Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds from the Middle East in the First 1000 Days: A Systematic Review.
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Winter, Amelia Kate, Due, Clemence, and Ziersch, Anna
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MENTAL illness risk factors , *MENTAL illness prevention , *PREVENTION of mental depression , *RISK assessment , *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems , *EMIGRATION & immigration , *HEALTH services accessibility , *INFANT development , *HEALTH attitudes , *HEALTH status indicators , *RESEARCH funding , *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress , *MATERNAL health services , *PSYCHOLOGY of refugees , *MOTHERS , *CHILD health services , *PARENT attitudes , *POSTPARTUM depression , *HELP-seeking behavior , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *DISEASE prevalence , *LONELINESS , *PARENTING , *FAMILY roles , *FAMILIES , *PREGNANCY outcomes , *POPULATION geography , *EXPERIENCE , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *MEDLINE , *THEMATIC analysis , *MIGRANT labor , *CHILD development , *PATIENT-professional relations , *PSYCHOLOGY of parents , *ONLINE information services , *SOCIAL support , *PATIENT satisfaction , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *WELL-being , *PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems , *MENTAL depression , *SOCIAL isolation , *COMMUNICATION barriers , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PREGNANCY ,ANXIETY prevention - Abstract
The First 1000 Days (the period from conception to a child's second birthday) is an important developmental period. However, little is known about experiences of parents with refugee and migrant backgrounds during this period. A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Publications were identified through searches of the Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus databases, critically appraised, and synthesised using thematic analysis. A total of 35 papers met inclusion criteria. Depressive symptomatology was consistently higher than global averages, however maternal depression conceptualisations differed across studies. Several papers reported changes in relationship dynamics as a result of having a baby post-migration. Consistent relationships were found between social and health support and wellbeing. Conceptualisations of wellbeing may differ among migrant families. Limited understanding of health services and relationships with health providers may impede help-seeking. Several research gaps were identified, particularly in relation to the wellbeing of fathers, and of parents of children over 12 months old. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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