Welcome to our Special Interest Group! SIG Perinatal refugee and immigrant women SIG is moving forward!
The Special Interest Group on Women has as its mission to create a working space where researchers and caregivers can discuss, research, and develop practices for the care of immigrant and refugee women.
At this moment, knowledge about this group of perinatal women remains scarce. Therefore, promoting research and generating knowledge transfer for professionals is a priority for this group. We want to hold meetings to help us identify the most relevant topics in this area.
If you are interested in joining our SIG Perinatal refugee and immigrant women distribution list, please contact the Executive Office.
SIG MEMBERS
Maria F. Rodriguez-Muñoz
SIG Co-Chair
Professor of Psychology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spain). Member of the group of experts on an international project focused on “The impact of war in Ukraine on the perinatal mental health of refugee women.” She has also worked and published papers related to immigrant women, especially Latinas.
Helena S. García-López
SIG Co- Chair
Licensed Counselor Therapist with 18 years of experience in clinical settings. Professor at the European site of the University of Maryland Global Campus Her current research interests revolve around perinatal mental health, with a particular focus on studying the impact of war on the mental well-being of pregnant and postpartum Ukrainian women
Ana Uka
PhD, a senior lecturer, and researcher in the field of Psychology. Licensed Counseling working with mothers and children in Albania. Member of the group of experts on an international project focused on “The impact of war in Ukraine on the perinatal mental health of refugee women.”
CLIMATE REFUGEE
–
Barkin, J. L., Philipsborn, R. P., Curry, C. L., Upadhyay, S., Geller, P. A., Pardon, M., Dimmock, J., Bridges, C. C., Sikes, C. A., Kondracki, A. J., & Buoli, M. (2022). Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 10783903221139831. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903221139831
Barkin, J. L., Curry, C. L., & Goss, L. (2022). That is one important wrapper: Mental health considerations related to climate change in the perinatal period. Perspectives in psychiatric care, 58(1), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13019
WAR REFUGEE
–
Chrzan-Dętkoś, M., Rodríguez-Muñoz, M. F., Krupelnytska, L., Morozova-Larina, O., Vavilova, A., López, H. G., Murawaska, N., and Radoš, S. N. (2022). Good Practices in Perinatal Mental Health for Women during Wars and Migrations: A Narrative Synthesis from the COST Action Riseup-PPD in the Context of the War in Ukraine. Clínica y Salud, 33(3), 127 – 135. https://doi.org/10.5093/clysa2022a14
Rodríguez-Muñoz, M. F., Chrzan-Dętkoś, M., Uka, A., García-López, H. S., Krupelnytska, L., Morozova-Larina, O., Vavilova, A., Molotokas, A., Murawska, N., & Le, H. N. (2023). The impact of the war in Ukraine on the perinatal period: Perinatal mental health for refugee women (pmh-rw) protocol. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1152478. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1152478
IMMIGRANTS
Marcos-Nájera, R., Rodríguez-Muñoz, M. F., Soto Balbuena, C., Olivares Crespo, M. E., Izquierdo Méndez, N., Le, H. N., y Escudero Gomis, A. (2020). The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Antenatal Depression Among Pregnant Immigrant and Native Women in Spain. Journal of transcultural nursing, 31(6), 564–575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659619891234
Resources
