Current policy and practice for the identification, management, and treatment of postpartum anxiety in the United Kingdom: a focus group study
Findings can begin to inform maternal mental healthcare policy as to how to better identify and measure PPA, through the implementation of a postpartum-specific measure within practice, better training and resources for staff, and improved interprofessional communication.
Authors
- Elizabeth Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-060X)
- Sergio A. Silverio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7177-3471)
- Victoria Fallon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-2568)
- Semra Worrall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-9306)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06058-7
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Liverpool
- Research England