Definition and scope of the problem
The development of postpartum depression among Hispanic women is largely attributed to the fact that most people are unaware of the threats posed by this complication. Most people do not seek appropriate medical intervention when they experience this complication. According to Sword (2005), the severity of postpartum depression is heightened by nearly 45 percent when the affected fail to seek medical intervention. Hispanic women face a threat to the development of this complication, as they are not properly taken care of. Since most of them cannot communicate effectively in English, explaining the nature of their medical problem is an issue. As a result, they feel unappreciated and lowly regarded by medical practitioners and the larger society. Lack of the implementation of proper facilities aimed at detecting this complication among women poses a threat to the development of this complication (Calam, Sanders, Wittkowski & Tsivos, 2015). It is essential that medical institutions invest time and resources to determine the threats posed by this complication. This can be best achieved through implementation of screening facilities within the medical institutions.
The development of this complication among women poses a threat to an infant’s safety. To counter the spread of these effects, medical research have been established in Spain to aid in the betterment of the health of expectant women and their children. Interpersonal and psychodynamic psychotherapy have been implemented to get a better comprehension of the nature of this medical complication among Spanish women (Leahy-Warren, McCarthy & Corcoran, 2011). Additionally, establishment of proper communication channels between the affected women and the medical practitioners has been a measure taken by medical institutions to ascertain the neutralization of this medical complication. The current measures taken to minimize the effects of this complication are essential. However, there is a need to implement more effective measures to enhance communication among Hispanic women to strengthen the relationships between medical practitioners and the pregnant women in Spain.
Profile of key service partners
The key service partner facilitating the implementation of this policy plan is the Catholic Charities of New York organization. This is a non-profit organization that provides medical services for pregnant women. Owing to the fact that Hispanic women find it difficult communicating the nature of their problem during pregnancy to medical practitioners in the United States, the intervention by this organization would aid in the betterment of the situation for these women. In addition to the aid provided in by the Catholic Charities organization, other non-profit organizations and government agencies in New York would partner in the provision of the required resources in the betterment of this problem. As a result, financial aids would facilitate enactment of good communication channels making it possible for Hispanic women who do not communicate in English to convey the nature of their medical complication thereby making the screening process relatively easier.
Resource analysis
Proper communication channels are essential in the utilization of medical equipment to administer proper screening services. As a result, the Catholic Charities of New York needs to provide adequate resources to facilitate the implementation of proper communication channels between the women who do not communicate effectively in English and the medical practitioners. The implementation of counseling groups that will associate Hispanic women and medical practitioners would enhance the success of this proposal. Provision of counseling sessions to pregnant women in the Spanish women’s population is cost friendly and would most likely receive positive feedback from the target population. As a result, minimal finances would be required to facilitate acquisition and maintenance of this equipment and the establishment of proper communication channels with the affected Hispanic women. Moreover, guidance to the affected women would be made easier through these initiatives. The key service partners would facilitate the implementation of proper communication channels and administration of screening services. For instance, the key service partners would provide finances and the required medical skill. This reduces medical strain because of unproductive research or uncompensated medical practitioners. Consequently, optimal results would most likely be embraced from the implantation of this process.
References
Leahy-Warren, P., McCarthy, G., & Corcoran, P. (2011). Postnatal Depression in First-Time Mothers: Prevalence and Relationships Between Functional and Structural Social Support at 6 and 12 Weeks Postpartum. Archives Of Psychiatric Nursing, 25(3), 174-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2010.08.005
Shellman, L., Beckstrand, R., Callister, L., Luthy, K., & Freeborn, D. (2013). Postpartum depression in immigrant Hispanic women: A comparative community sample. Journal of The American Association Of Nurse Practitioners, 26(9), 488-497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12088
Sword, W. (2005). Review: some specific preventive psychosocial and psychological interventions reduce risk of postpartum depression. Evidence-Based Nursing, 8(3), 76-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn.8.3.76
Wittkowski, A., Tsivos, Z., Calam, R., & Sanders, M. (2015). Interventions for postnatal depression assessing the mother and infant relationship and child developmental outcomes: a systematic review. International Journal Of Women's Health, 429. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s75311
