Letourneau, Nicole LynBon Bernard, Jennifer2021-02-102021-02-102021-02-09Bon Bernard, J. (2021). How Might We Understand Mothers’ Experiences of the VID-KIDS Intervention? More than Meets the Eye (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113085Postpartum depression (PPD) is a complex public health concern that can disrupt the healthy interaction between a mother and her infant. An impairment in this foundational relationship is perceived by infants to be a toxic stressor, and as a result negative long-term outcomes on growth and development can ensue. Parenting interventions in the early years of an infant’s life that aim to modify this significant stressor are a type of support that can alleviate potential concerns associated with the experience of PPD. Video-Feedback Interaction Guidance for Improving Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and their Infants (VID-KIDS) is an example of a parenting intervention that has been evaluated to improve the quality of mother-infant interactions when mothers are experiencing PPD, improve maternal depression and decrease infants stress levels. To ensure successful uptake of VID-KIDS in public health care settings, it is essential that maternal perspectives are heard and applied accordingly. The goal of this research project was to understand the perspectives of mothers who participated in the VID-KIDS intervention, as this was a gap that required further exploration. Four mothers were interviewed, following the tenets of hermeneutics, to understand the meaning that they attached to this experience. The findings of this study provided encouragement that VID-KIDS makes a positive difference in the lives of mothers and their infants when experiencing PPD.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.postpartum depressionmother infant relationshipvideo feedbackhermeneuticsEducation--HealthMental HealthNursingPublic Healthmaster thesishttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38640