Enablers of and Barriers to Perinatal Mental Healthcare Access and Healthcare Provision for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women in the WHO European Region: A Scoping Review.

Perinatal mental health is a growing public health concern. Refugee and asylum-seeking women are particularly susceptible to experiencing perinatal mental illness and may encounter a range of challenges in accessing healthcare. This scoping review sought to identify the enablers of and barriers to healthcare access and healthcare provision for refugee and asylum-seeking women experiencing perinatal mental illness in the WHO European Region.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a video-based educational intervention on perinatal mental health related stigma reduction strategies for healthcare professionals: A single group pre-test-post-test pilot study.

Background: Healthcare professionals have a role to play in reducing perinatal mental health related stigma.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of a video-based educational intervention developed to provide guidance to healthcare professionals on perinatal mental health related stigma reduction strategies.

Design: A single group pre-test-post-test pilot study with no control group.

Student nurses' views of participating in an intergenerational café with older people.

Background: Within the context of global ageing, older people will require health care during times in their later lives. As most nurses will care for older people across a variety of care settings, it is crucial that older people and nurses can work together in partnership. In preparation for this, it is important to develop intergenerational learning innovations for student nurses and older people.

Facilitating intergenerational learning between older people and student nurses: An integrative review.

Aim: To examine the literature on intergenerational learning between older people and student nurses.

Background: Intergenerational activities offer opportunities for intergenerational learning and help reduce ageism. There are several older person/school children intergenerational learning initiatives.

Are Mindfulness-Based Interventions as Effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Symptoms of Complicated Perinatal Grief? A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Perinatal loss can be a devastating experience for parents that can result in complicated grief symptoms that include depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. Perinatal bereavement care pathways have been developed internationally within health care services; however, there is an apparent lack of recommendations and guidance on grief-focused interventions specifically for complicated perinatal grief. Studies have analyzed the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for perinatal grief, and more recent research has emerged on the use of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for perinatal grief symptoms.

Fostering Collective Approaches in Supporting Perinatal Mental Healthcare Access for Migrant Women: A Participatory Health Research Study.

Perinatal mental health is a growing public health concern. The mounting evidence examining the prevalence of perinatal mental illness identifies specific vulnerabilities and risk factors among migrant women. We know that migrant women experience persistent and systematic barriers in accessing healthcare and that healthcare services do not always respond appropriately to migrant women's needs, highlighting the need for targeted interventions in supporting positive perinatal mental health among migrant women.

Service User and Service Provider Perceptions of Enablers and Barriers for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women Accessing and Engaging with Perinatal Mental Health Care Services in the WHO European Region: A Scoping Review Protocol.

There is a need to understand the specific perinatal mental health care needs of migrant subgroups who often have differing health care needs and specific barriers to accessing and engaging with health care services. It is important to have evidence about the WHO European context given the rising numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in the region. The aim of this scoping review is to map the factors that enable and prevent access and engagement of refugee and asylum-seeking women with perinatal mental health care services in the WHO European Region, from the perspectives of service providers and service users.

The effectiveness of psychological interventions for pregnant women with anxiety in the antenatal period: A systematic review.

Objective: Anxiety is a significant public health concern, that if untreated may lead to adverse outcomes for mother, baby and the family unit. The aim of this review was to determine the efficacy of psychological interventions for pregnant women with anxiety in the antenatal period. Although guidelines recommend psychological interventions for managing anxiety in the perinatal period, there is a lack of strong evidence on the most effective psychological intervention for use in the antenatal period.

The Paternal Experience of Fear of Childbirth: An Integrative Review.

Background: It is estimated that approximately 13% of expectant fathers experience a pathological and debilitating fear of childbirth.

Objective: The aim of this integrative review was to examine and synthesise the current body of research relating to paternal experience of fear of childbirth.

Methods: A systematic literature search of five databases-CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PsycArticles and PsycInfo-identified seventeen papers.

Mothers with mental health problems: Contrasting experiences of support within maternity services in the Republic of Ireland.

Objective: to explore the views and experiences of women with mental health difficulties, in the Republic of Ireland, accessing and receiving care from publicly-funded maternity care services during pregnancy, childbirth and immediate postnatal period in hospital.

Participants: in total 20 women with a range of mental health problems were recruited. The women had given birth within maternity services with and without specialist perinatal mental health services.

Developing an educational dvd on the use of hand massage in the care of people with dementia: An innovation.

The world's population is ageing and while the vast majority of older people live independently, a significant number will develop dementia. Communication and interpersonal skills are essential in developing relationships. People with dementia may have complex health needs and may have limited language capacity and therefore the use of presence and touch and more specifically hand massage gains greater significance for their wellbeing.