A qualitative exploration of experiences and perceptions in recent parents screening positive for perinatal depression in Karachi, Pakistan Authors Maria Atif Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan Zeba Saeed Al-Tibri Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Mark Halaki The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Chin Moi Chow The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Camille Raynes-Greenow The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7934 Abstract The narrative review was planned to qualitatively analyse the experiences, factors and context of parents screening positive for perinatal depression in Karachi. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the experiences and perceptions of participants during pregnancy, birth and 10-12 weeks after birth. Seven men and 20 women participated in the in-depth interviews. Factors in the perinatal period that affected new parents included sleep disturbances, emotional stressors linked to preference for a male child, a lack of social support, financial burdens of perinatal care, personal frustrations caused by an inability to comprehend the signs and symptoms of perinatal depression, denial to admit challenging issues concerning mental health and social disapproval with expressing mental health issues. There is an imminent need for appropriate initiatives to raise awareness about perinatal depression, and the provision of adequate perinatal mental health services for Pakistani women and men. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-08-15 How to Cite Atif, M., Saeed, Z., Halaki, M., Chow, C. M., & Raynes-Greenow, C. (2023). A qualitative exploration of experiences and perceptions in recent parents screening positive for perinatal depression in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(9), 1874–1877. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7934 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 9 (2023): SEPTEMBER Section Narrative Review License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.