background: using spatial analysis tools to determine the spatial patterns of china province-level perinatal mortality and using spatial econometric model to examine the impacts of health care resources and different socio-economic factors on perinatal mortality. methods: the global moran’s i index is used to examine whether the spatial autocorrelation exists in selected regions and moran’s i s...

BACKGROUND mental health problems in pregnancy and the postnatal period are relatively common and, in pregnancy, are associated with an increase in adverse outcome. It is recommended that all women are asked about their emotional and mental health and offered treatment if appropriate. OBJECTIVES to describe the care received by women self-identifying with mental health problems in pregnancy, ...

The impact of maternal mental health disorders on women and their children is significant. Stress and psychological problems during pregnancy are associated with preterm labour, poor infant outcomes and greater cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal problems in young children (Glasheen et al., 2010). Similarly, postnatal psychological problems have an adverse impact on the woman, child, and r...

This article describes findings from a project conducted in Western Australia (Mental Health Commission WA, 2015) that investigated the education and training needs of the Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (I/ECMH) workforce. We examined international training programs and models of delivery in infant mental health, including a review of the current training available in Australia. Data coll...

Abstract Perinatal mental health disorders are among the most common morbidities of perinatal period with considerable adverse effects on mothers and their offspring. Members ethnic minority groups, particularly those from migrant backgrounds, at higher risk developing illness evidence ongoing inequality in access to support. We will present an exploratory mixed-methods study scoping women's ex...