Facilitators and barriers to detection and treatment of depression, anxiety and experiences of domestic violence in pregnant women.

ABSTRACT: In South Africa, symptoms of common mental disorders (CMDs) such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent during the perinatal period and linked to experiences of domestic violence. However, limited routine detection and treatment is available to pregnant women with these problems, even though evidence suggests that screening and treating CMDs during pregnancy improves the health and economic outcomes of mothers and their children, and has been suggested as a key approach to improving the health of perinatal women and children. We investigated facilitators and barriers of service-providers and service-users in detecting and treating pregnant women with symptoms of CMDs and experiences of domestic violence. This study was conducted in four midwife obstetric units (MOUs) in Cape Town,

SUBMITTER: Abrahams Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394005 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature