Therapy on call: how this telemental health app is changing mental health accessibility in Qatar – Doha News

To date there have been no studies that attempt to prevent postpartum depression or anxiety among Arabic speaking women in the Middle East, including Qatar.

When Khadija, 34, a Sudenese resident in Qatar, gave birth in August 2020, she wished to be surrounded by her husband and mother, who had been present during her first pregnancy in 2018. Due to COVID-19 restrictions however, she was forced to stay alone in the hospital.

“I was crying…