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Perinatal Mental Health Awareness

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This course provides healthcare professionals and caregivers with essential knowledge and skills to understand and support perinatal mental health. Covering pregnancy, birth, and the first year postpartum, it explores psychological challenges, risk factors, and effective interventions to promote well-being for mothers, infants, and families. The course is suited for a wide audience, including doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, and social workers involved in perinatal care.

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Learning Outcomes

What you'll learn

  • Understand key concepts and importance of perinatal and infant mental health.
  • Identify risk factors and signs of psychological distress during pregnancy and postpartum.
  • Apply trauma-informed approaches to support families affected by birth trauma.
  • Utilise screening and assessment tools for early detection of perinatal mental health issues.
  • Develop collaborative care plans involving multidisciplinary teams and families.
  • Recognise safe and effective use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
  • Integrate parent-infant relationship support within mental health care.
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Modules

  • Understanding Perinatal Mental Health and Its Importance
  • Identifying and Assessing Perinatal Mental Health Conditions
  • Supporting Families: Trauma-Informed and Person-Centred Care
  • Collaborative Care and Treatment Approaches in the Perinatal Period
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Frequently Asked Questions

Perinatal mental health covers emotional and psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and after birth. This course supports Australian healthcare workers in recognising distress and providing appropriate support.

Signs may include persistent sadness, anxiety, distress, withdrawal, sleep changes or difficulty bonding with the baby. Early recognition can help families access appropriate professional support.

Trauma-informed care recognises the effects of traumatic experiences and promotes safety, choice, trust and respectful communication when supporting parents and families.

Screening can help identify signs of psychological distress early. Australian healthcare professionals can use appropriate assessment tools alongside clinical judgement and referral pathways.

Some psychotropic medicines may be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding, depending on individual circumstances. Medication decisions should always be made with an appropriate healthcare professional.