With up to 20% of women developing a mental health problem during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, Perinatal Mental Health provides the UK’s first practical guide aimed specifically at the midwives who care for them. The book combines clinical and theoretical approaches to midwifery practice, and takes a holistic, women-centred approach to care. All aspects of perinatal mental health are covered comprehensively, including birth, support for fathers, social and cultural factors, the parent/infant relationship, and midwifery care for trans/masculine, and non-binary people. Written through a unique collaboration between experienced midwives, academics and perinatal mental health experts, this text contains all the key information needed by midwives and student midwives who may encounter women in need of mental health support during pregnancy and beyond.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. x 7. Dedication - p. xi 8. Foreword - p. xii 9. Perinatal mental illness – It’s not all in the mind - p. 1 10. Chapter 1. An overview of perinatal mental health conditions - p. 8 11. Chapter 2. Pharmacological interventions in perinatal mental health - p. 35 12. Chapter 3. Psychological concerns in pregnancy - p. 57 13. Chapter 4. Complex social factors - p. 78 14. Chapter 5. Mental health and cultural perspectives - p. 100 15. Chapter 6. Parent–infant relationship - p. 124 16. Chapter 7. The perinatal mental health midwifery toolkit - p. 148 17. Chapter 8. Men, trans/masculine and non-binary people and midwifery care - p. 182 18. Chapter 9. Exploration of extraneous factors that may contribute to the development of perinatal mental illness - p. 187 19. Appendix. Useful websites/resources - p. 196 20. Index - p. 199
With up to 20% of women developing a mental health problem during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, Perinatal Mental Health provides the UK’s first practical guide aimed specifically at the midwives who care for them. The book combines clinical and theoretical approaches to midwifery practice, and takes a holistic, women-centred approach to care. All aspects of perinatal mental health are covered comprehensively, including birth, support for fathers, social and cultural factors, the parent/infant relationship, and midwifery care for trans/masculine, and non-binary people. Written through a unique collaboration between experienced midwives, academics and perinatal mental health experts, this text contains all the key information needed by midwives and student midwives who may encounter women in need of mental health support during pregnancy and beyond.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. x 7. Dedication - p. xi 8. Foreword - p. xii 9. Perinatal mental illness – It’s not all in the mind - p. 1 10. Chapter 1. An overview of perinatal mental health conditions - p. 8 11. Chapter 2. Pharmacological interventions in perinatal mental health - p. 35 12. Chapter 3. Psychological concerns in pregnancy - p. 57 13. Chapter 4. Complex social factors - p. 78 14. Chapter 5. Mental health and cultural perspectives - p. 100 15. Chapter 6. Parent–infant relationship - p. 124 16. Chapter 7. The perinatal mental health midwifery toolkit - p. 148 17. Chapter 8. Men, trans/masculine and non-binary people and midwifery care - p. 182 18. Chapter 9. Exploration of extraneous factors that may contribute to the development of perinatal mental illness - p. 187 19. Appendix. Useful websites/resources - p. 196 20. Index - p. 199
