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Journal article
Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, pp 10783903221139831-10783903221139831
08 Dec 2022
PMID: 36482670
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Abstract
In this discussion, we build the case for why climate change is an emerging threat to perinatal mental health.
A search of current literature on perinatal and maternal mental health and extreme weather events was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE and Web of Science databases. Only articles focusing on maternal mental health were included in this narrative review.
The perinatal period represents a potentially challenging timeframe for women for several reasons. Necessary role adjustments (reprioritization), changes in one's ability to access pre-birth levels (and types) of social support, fluctuating hormones, changes in body shape, and possible complications during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum are just a few of the factors that can impact perinatal mental health. Trauma is also a risk factor for negative mood symptoms and can be experienced as the result of many different types of events, including exposure to extreme weather/natural disasters.
While the concepts of "eco-anxiety," "climate despair," and "climate anxiety" have garnered attention in the mainstream media, there is little to no discussion of how the climate crisis impacts maternal mental health. This is an important omission as the mother's mental health impacts the family unit as a whole.
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- Title
- Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health
- Creators
- Jennifer L Barkin - Mercer UniversityRebecca P Philipsborn - Emory UniversityCarolann L Curry - Mercer UniversitySaswati Upadhyay - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonPamela A Geller - Drexel UniversityMadelyn Pardon - James Cook UniversityJames Dimmock - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaChristy C Bridges - Mercer UniversityChristina A Sikes - North Central CollegeAnthony J Kondracki - Anthony J. Kondracki, MD, PhD, Mercer University School of Medicine Savannah, Savannah, GA, USA.Massimiliano Buoli - Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, pp 10783903221139831-10783903221139831
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000895481200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85145856796
- Other Identifier
- 991020542614604721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Nursing
- Psychiatry