Perinatal stress and anxiety in Ireland: experiences and support needs
Women's stress and anxiety are impacted by multiple diverse factors related to the individual, to interpersonal relationships, to perinatal health and mental health outcomes, and to available services and supports. Development of support-based individual-level interventions and increased peer support, coupled with improvements to service provision is needed to provide better perinatal care for women in Ireland.
Authors
- Eibhlín Looney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8832-360X)
- Catherine Houghton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-1564)
- Sarah Redsell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2176-2325)
- Karen Matvienko‐Sikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-6581)
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- University College Cork (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.52
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63