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Northern Ireland is widely accepted as having the poorest provision of specialist services for perinatal mental health in the UK (Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), 2017; Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, 2017). Within primary care, identifying and responding to women and their fami...

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Published inCommunity practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. 26 - 29
Main Authors Cunningham, Caroline, Galloway, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Maidstone Media Shed 01.07.2019
Subjects
Babies
Confidence
Continuity of care
Families & family life
Galloway, Susan
Health status
Health visiting
Identification
Illnesses
Infants
Low income groups
Maternal and infant welfare
Maternal characteristics
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mental health services
Midwifery
Midwives
Parents & parenting
Perinatal
Postpartum women
Pregnancy
Primary care
Public health
Quality management
Skills
Specialized services
Visitors
Women
Womens health
United Kingdom > UK
Northern Ireland
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Summary:Northern Ireland is widely accepted as having the poorest provision of specialist services for perinatal mental health in the UK (Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), 2017; Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, 2017). Within primary care, identifying and responding to women and their families experiencing perinatal mental illness is an important element of the roles of health visitors and their midwife counterparts. Perinatal mental illnesses are common during pregnancy and the postpartum year, with at least 10% to 20% of women developing mental ill health during this time (Public Health Agency (PHA) (Northern Ireland), 2017). Training in perinatal and infant mental health is vital for understanding the importance of early detection. It is also key to the development of skillsets to strengthen how practitioners work with women to build trusting relationships, identify mental illness and to give an appropriate response.
ISSN:1462-2815