Indigenous Women’s Stress and Postpartum Depression: Discussions from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and Indigenous Maternity Narratives


 This doctoral research highlights Indigenous women’s experiences of stress and postpartum depression (PPD) through secondary quantitative analysis the Public Health Agency Canada’s Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (2009) qualitative maternity narratives. responses to survey demonstrate that women experience 1.9 times higher odds PPD are 1.5 as likely be diagnosed with prior pregnancy, compared women. also 1.3 levels 3.3 three or more stressful life events. While demonstrates rates PPD, it is not culturally contextually relevant. Therefore, narratives from 10 mothers in 2015 further contextualize include related adverse social determinants health impacts colonialism. The includes a discussion on limitations previous limits clinical-medical assessments diagnosis populations. concludes recommendations for additional ways support women, infants children, birth partners, families, communities.