What is a Good Outcome of an Inpatient Perinatal Mental Health Admission? Developing an Innovative Evaluation Plan for a New Unit

Articulating the approach to evaluation provides a contribution to evaluation knowledge for others evaluating complex public health interventions. The relational nature of perinatal mental health experiences challenges individualistic approaches to care delivery, funding and evaluation. As part of service establishment, there is a need to consider what a 'good' outcome of care might be and to develop evaluation approaches that capture the relational components of recovery as well as the factors that support families to sustain change.