Perinatal depression and anxiety among new mothers and fathers are extremely common. And parents from multicultural backgrounds are at a higher risk.
SBS On Demand Antonia prepared herself diligently for the birth of her first child, but she couldn't anticipate how the experience would impact her mental health. The 39-year-old of Filipino background wanted to prove to herself she was a great mother, but she felt worried and withdrawn. "I thought I was physically and environmentally prepared for a baby. I had diligently read everything," she told Dateline.
Siew Lim, a senior research fellow in Health Systems and Equity at Monash University, said in many societies, childbirth is a sacred event and the postpartum period is characterised by rigid social norms and expectations, which are often shouldered by expectant mothers. "They will have to make sense of these beliefs and navigate their way through within the local Australian culture and context, both in the community and with the health service," Lim told Dateline.
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