TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meredith, Cara
AU  - Haitana, Tracy
AU  - McKerchar, Christina
AU  - Pitama, Suzanne
TI  - Kotahitanga - connection, unity, and belonging: perspectives of Māori mothers on a kaupapa Māori group intervention for perinatal mental health
PY  - 2025///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - HAPŪ (WĀHINE)
KW  - HAUORA HINENGARO
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - MĀORI
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - PREGNANCY
KW  - RANGAHAU MĀORI
KW  - TIKANGA TUKU IHO
KW  - WHANAUNGATANGA
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2025, First published online, 22 April 2025
N2  - In Aotearoa New Zealand, perinatal mental health outcomes and maternal suicide rates demonstrate that Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) mothers and birthing parents have the worst outcomes relative to other ethnic groups. Little research exists exploring Indigenous approaches to perinatal mental health or the perspectives of Indigenous peoples on perinatal mental health interventions. This article explores a kaupapa Māori (Māori approach) perinatal mental health intervention, offering insights around its responsiveness to the needs of Māori birthing parents. This qualitative study was guided by kaupapa Māori research methodology and explores the experiences of 11 Māori mothers who had accessed a kaupapa Māori group intervention for perinatal mental illness. Results demonstrate that future service design of perinatal mental health services should consider the incorporation of whanaungatanga (relationship building) and tikanga (cultural customs, conventions) to improve mental health outcomes and elevate the mana (prestige, power) of Māori during the perinatal period. (Authors' abstract). Record #9234
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801251334500
ER  -