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Using hybrid qualitative analysis to explore lived experience of motherhood and postnatal depression: A thematic-dialogical approach
Akhtar, Amirah Sullivan, Paul W. Locke, Abigail
Akhtar, Amirah
Sullivan, Paul W.
Locke, Abigail
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2024-12
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
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This paper illustrates a novel hybrid approach to analysis which offers unique insights into the experience of postnatal depression in British Pakistani-Muslim women, through the prioritising of voice. To do so, we combine thematic and dialogical analysis, using data from a study on motherhood and postnatal depression. Participants were part of the birth cohort ‘Born in Bradford's Better Start’. The rationale for developing a hybridised approach is discussed. The ensuing analyses highlight the role of internal voices and chronotope, which give a detailed insight into women's meaning making of psychological distress and motherhood during the postnatal period. We go onto discuss the strength and limitations of hybridising thematic-dialogical analysis in the context of health research.
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Akhtar A, Sullivan P, Alam Y et al (2024) Using hybrid qualitative analysis to explore lived experience of motherhood and postnatal depression: A thematic-dialogical approach. Methods in Psychology. 11: 100161.
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