Based on the acclaimed Perinatal Education Programme, Maternal Mental Health was written for doctors, nurses and social workers caring for women before and after birth.
Maternal Mental Health demystifies maternal mental distress and mental illness and provides a clear guide to supporting mental health in the perinatal period. Courses using this book equip healthcare workers with the tools they need to provide essential perinatal mental health care. It helps identify maternal mental illness and explains how to assist expectant and new mothers. It covers:
introduction to maternal mental health
identifying maternal mental illness
making referrals for maternal mental illness
how to help mothers with mental health problems
special medical issues in maternal mental health
special social issues in maternal mental health
supplementary resources for assessing, referring and supporting mothers in the perinatal period.
This publication is part of the Bettercare series which addresses the need for continuing education by providing self-managed learning opportunities to health professionals. This balanced and up-to-date guide to common and important clinical conditions can be used as a training course or as a reference manual for professionals and students.
Maternal Mental Health demystifies maternal mental distress and mental illness and provides a clear guide to supporting mental health in the perinatal period. Courses using this book equip healthcare workers with the tools they need to provide essential perinatal mental health care. It helps identify maternal mental illness and explains how to assist expectant and new mothers. It covers:
introduction to maternal mental health
identifying maternal mental illness
making referrals for maternal mental illness
how to help mothers with mental health problems
special medical issues in maternal mental health
special social issues in maternal mental health
supplementary resources for assessing, referring and supporting mothers in the perinatal period.
This publication is part of the Bettercare series which addresses the need for continuing education by providing self-managed learning opportunities to health professionals. This balanced and up-to-date guide to common and important clinical conditions can be used as a training course or as a reference manual for professionals and students.
