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040 _aAFVC
100 _aMeredith, Cara
_913659
245 _aKotahitanga - connection, unity, and belonging: perspectives of Māori mothers on a kaupapa Māori group intervention for perinatal mental health
_cCara Meredith, Tracy Haitana, Christina McKerchar and Suzanne Pitama
260 _bSage,
_c2025
500 _aAlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2025, First published online, 22 April 2025
520 _aIn 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
650 _aHAPŪ (WĀHINE)
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650 _aHAUORA HINENGARO
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650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aMĀORI
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650 _aMENTAL HEALTH
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650 _aPREGNANCY
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650 _aRANGAHAU MĀORI
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650 _aTIKANGA TUKU IHO
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650 _aWHANAUNGATANGA
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651 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aHaitana, Tracy
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700 _aMcKerchar, Christina
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700 _aPitama, Suzanne
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773 0 _tAlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2025, First published online, 22 April 2025
830 _aAlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/11771801251334500
_ydoi: 10.1177/11771801251334500 (Open access)
942 _2ddc
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