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Volume 3 Advanced Practices in Nursing
ISSN: 2573-0347 Advanced Nursing Research 2018
June 14-15, 2018
June 14-15, 2018 | Dublin, Ireland
48th World Congress on
Advanced Nursing Research
Peer support for mothers with antenatal depression
Fiona Cust
Staffordshire University, UK
As the number of mothers suffering from postnatal depression (PND) continues to rise at an alarming rate it was decided
to explore methods of trying to support new mothers diagnosed as at risk of PND. Recent NICE guidelines (2015) have
highlighted the need for the utilization of psychosocial support as opposed to the, often first hand, use of antidepressant
medication. One of the main reasons for PND has been a distinct lack of social interaction and isolation. Could, therefore,
disclosing to a fellowmother who has previously shared a similar journeymay help to assist in the recovery from this debilitating
illness? A small number of peer support workers (PSW’s) were recruited to offer one to one home visits within the postnatal
period to a mother considered to be at elevated risk of PND as diagnosed by the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS).
The PSW’s visited the mother within their own homes from week six postnatally for a period of six weeks. Results were
recorded both quantitatively and qualitatively by the recording of the EPDS scores, logbook entries and one to one interviews.
These were transcribed, coded and categorized. Results collated display that the PSW’s did indeed have a positive effect upon
the mothers’ mental health, outlook and indeed, their relationship with their baby.
Biography
Fiona Cust was a Senior Lecturer on the Specialist Practitioner Undergraduate and Master’s Programme (Health Visiting) teaching both at undergraduate and postgraduate
level. She is responsible for a personal tutor group, module development, module leading, teaching, and marking/assessing on a number of relevant field based modules in
addition to marking on both adult and mental health modules. She teaches, assess and supervise both undergraduate and postgraduate students (Master’s and Doctoral).
She assists regularly with OSCE examinations and she is an Examiner for the undergraduate nurses (adult, child and mental health) within their practical examinations.
She teaches regularly on both the children’s, adult, and mental health degree programme in addition to guest lecturing on the Social Work Degree, Paramedic Degree,
Midwifery Degree, Psychology Doctorate programme and Operational Departmental Practitioners Foundation Degree. She is also involved in a Postgraduate Research
Awareness module and Inter Professional Education workshops.
Fiona Cust, Adv Practice Nurs 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2573-0347-C2-020