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Gloria M. Davy, MPH, College of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences/Public Health PhD, Walden University, 204 Ellis Avenue, Second Floor, Irvington, NJ 07111, 973-374-1905, gdavy001@waldenu.edu

ABSTRACT

This exploratory case study of postpartum depression (PPD) among Caribbean women in New York City metropolitan area aims to employ multiple approaches to gather information from varying sources that will facilitate understanding of the complexities that contributes to postpartum depression within this population. The study will contribute to the detection and management of postpartum depression within the mental, medical, and public health arena. The study will employ Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model as its framework.

A five months investigation will be conducted utilizing a women's employment and GED preparation program located at the Bronx Community College, New York. This program will provide representation from New York's five boroughs and Caribbean immigrant communities. Participants will be recruited through letter mailings and flyers by the principal investigator, potential participants, and other services providers. One hundred and eighty participants will be selected from the overall respondents based on the study's eligibility requirements. The data collection process will be in the forms of focus groups and in-depth interviews. The focus groups will be held over a six months period. The principal investigator, program's social worker, and health instructors will conduct the focus groups.

The screening tools to be utilized within the postpartum depression focus groups will be the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and an additional screening tool created by the researcher. This tool will be able to address other imperative data that might exist and is not addressed by the EPDS.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will recognize postpartum depression as a significant health issue among Caribbean immigrant women.
• Participants will identify cultural markers that acknowledge or deny postpartum depression among this target population.
• Participants will discuss whether the medical community is aware of postpartum depression as a health issue within the Caribbean immigrant women population.

Keywords: Immigrant Women, Women's Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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