Barriers to seeking consultation at public service and medical facilities among pregnant and postpartum women in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Healthcare workers at public service and medical facilities should offer prenatal education on the importance of seeking help. An online consultation service and an improved facility environment may mitigate women's perceived barriers to seeking consultation.
Authors
- Sumiyo Okawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2197-7078)
- Takahiro Tabuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-3125)
- Hiroyasu Iso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9241-7289)
- Kaori Seino
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19320
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency