The Important Role of Partner Support in Women's Mental Disorders During the Perinatal Period. A Literature Review
Evangelia Antoniou, Maria-Dalida Tzanoulinou, Pinelopi Stamoulou, Eirini Orovou
Abstract
The arrival of a newborn is often a happy event in a woman's life. However, many women experience perinatal distress such as anxiety disorders and depression during pregnancy or postpartum period. Although the positive interpersonal relationships of women with their wider environment seem to be a support network, research shows that support provided by partners is a very important protective factor in reducing mental health disorders in both prenatal and postnatal period in a woman's life. for this reason, more research needs to be done in the field of perinatal distress in order to clarify the causes that lead to mental disorders and to strengthen the partner's role in the management of perinatal mental disorders of women.