Mental health service utilization among pregnant and postpartum women: status, determinants, and insights from a mixed-methods study
The utilization of maternal mental health services among pregnant and postpartum women with mental health problems remained suboptimal. Efforts should be made to raise public concerns about maternal mental health. Improving service access and strengthening maternal mental health service quality are critical for increasing the utilization of maternal mental healthcare.
Authors
- T. J. Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4338-8991)
- Hong Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-7519)
- Zhuoyan Zhu
- H Wang
- Ye Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-7183)
- Chuxiao Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-7266)
- Ziwen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-1620)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- XinHua Hospital (CN)
- Jiading District Central Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital (CN)
- Pudong Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Children's Hospital (CN)
- Pudong New Area People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23132-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission