“I ask them what autism means for them”: a qualitative study of staff experiences of working with autistic women and birthing people in community perinatal mental health teams
Working with AWBP is a current area of challenge for CPMHTs. Perinatal-focused autism training and expert supervision are important for staff to feel confident in making appropriate adaptions to care to provide the best possible support.
Authors
- Doretta Caramaschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-871X)
- Carolyn Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8214-3264)
- Verity Westgate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9526-3062)
- G. O’Mahen
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07497-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31