Perinatal Mental Health

Aim: To ensure participants have an appreciation and understanding of Mental illness in the Perinatal Period, including issues related to detection, treatment, support, and risk.

Objectives: Participants will develop and understanding of what the term perinatal mental illness means and its recognition

You will be informed of local treatment pathways

You will have an understanding of the national view

You will develop an understanding of the nature of risk and its management in the perinatal period

You will develop an understanding of the impact of perinatal mental illness on the infant and family

You will be able to consider the impact of stigma and culture on perinatal mental illness.

Learning/ Teaching Methods

Power point presentations ,Group work small and large, Videos & Discussion