BACKGROUND Poor mental health in the perinatal period can impact negatively on women, their infants and families. Australian State and Territory governments are investing in routine psychosocial assessment and depression screening with referral to services and support, however, little is known about how well these services are used. The aim of this paper is to report on the health services used...

Whilst there is a rich literature on maternity and employment, an emerging mental health which inform policy human resources (HR) practice, lack of consideration the intersection these issues—the two-way relationship between maternal (specifically ‘perinatal’) employment. To understand individual employee perinatal employment experiences pathways, also trends in workplace experience different c...

Background Psychological distress in women during the postpartum period has been for a while an issue of great concern. There is substantial evidence that maternal psychological distress after pregnancy is associated with an adverse cognitive and behavioural consequence in the offspring [1]. There are also severe implications during the perinatal period for the mother’s long term mental health ...

Life altering moments like pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood can be stressful for women their partners. As a result, may undergo period of poor mental health or witness worsening previous condition. Almost 1 in 5 will experience condition during pregnancy the year after birth. Among with perinatal condition, 20% suicidal thoughts undertake acts self-harm. Ignoring not only risks women’s ov...