Integrating perinatal mental health into primary health care in Belize
The findings of this exploratory study indicate that within the existing health system in Belize, the integration of perinatal mental health into maternal health care at the primary health care level is feasible and essential, particularly for identifying high-risk groups such as adolescents. It is imperative to improve uptake of mental health referrals for evaluation and treatment after screening.
Authors
- Peter Baffoe
- Natalia Largaespada Beer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1543-5125)
- Joanna Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-7258)
- Andria Spyridou
- Olusola Oladeji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5672-7933)
- Iveth Quintanilla
- Alejandro Santiago Matus Tores
- Lisseth Abarca
Institutions
- United Nations Children's Fund (US)
- University of Belize (BZ)
- Central America Health Sciences University (BZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26633/rpsp.2025.104
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88