Perinatal Mental Health Awareness
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.
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.
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.
Modules
Module 1
Understanding Perinatal Mental Health and Its Importance
Module 2
Identifying and Assessing Perinatal Mental Health Conditions
Module 3
Supporting Families: Trauma-Informed and Person-Centred Care
Module 4
Collaborative Care and Treatment Approaches in the Perinatal Period
Module 5
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Frequently Asked Questions
Perinatal mental health covers emotional and psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and after birth. Understanding it helps healthcare professionals recognise concerns early and provide appropriate support.
Signs may include persistent low mood, anxiety, withdrawal, sleep changes, intrusive thoughts, emotional distress or difficulty bonding with the baby. Recognising these signs can support early intervention.
Trauma-informed care involves listening without judgement, creating a safe environment, respecting individual experiences and involving parents in decisions about their care and support.
Screening and assessment tools can help identify potential mental health difficulties. These should be used alongside professional conversations, observations and appropriate referrals for further assessment.
Care can involve parents, families and multidisciplinary teams. Support may include care planning, parent-infant relationship interventions and appropriate consideration of medication during pregnancy or breastfeeding.