| Titre : | 'It's been a lifesaver!' Parental and professional reflections on the Mummas Together Group: a South London peer support group for Black mothers (2025) |
| Auteurs : | Christina Brown ; Michelle Peter |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | Midirs. Midwifery Digest (Vol. 35, n° 1, mars 2025) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 8-18 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Sujets : |
Paramédical (MeSH) Groupes d'entraide ; Mères ; Période de péripartum ; Population d'origine africaine ; Relations entre professionnels de santé et patients ; Santé mentale ; Soutien social |
| Résumé : |
The transition to motherhood is both life-changing and challenging. For some, these challenges can be significant, and the time during pregnancy and the early period after birth — the perinatal period — can be marred by perinatal mental health (PMH) problems.
PMH problems can affect quality of life both in the short and long term, and can have consequences for the mother, her child, and wider family members. However, both individual and structural barriers can make access to specialist PMH services difficult. Access to these services is especially challenging for women from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds who already face the greatest risk of adverse maternal outcomes and who are among the most likely to experience PMH problems. This issue has been recognised, and the transformation of specialist PMH services within the National Health Service (NHS) is underway. In the meantime, inequity in access to timely and appropriate clinical PMH support remains. The establishment Of perinatal peer support services could prove an effective addition to the services offered in routine NHS care. The Mummas Together Group (MTG) is a South London-based perinatal peer support group that offers peer support sessions aimed at Black mothers. Its unique model is such that sessions are run with input from relevant health care professionals, meaning mothers can receive advice from both their peers and clinicians. The group has been running for one year and, in that time, sessions have been attended by women from all walks Of life and at different points in their motherhood journey. The aim of this work was to evaluate the MTG: to understand its impact, to learn what has worked well for mothers, and to gain insight into health care professionals' experiences of working together with community organisations to support mothers during the perinatal period. |
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