Integrated mental health care in a multidisciplinary maternal and child health service in the community: the findings from the Suzaka trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perinatal mental health problems such as mood disorders are common. We propose a new multidisciplinary health service intervention program providing continuous support to women and their children from the start of pregnancy till after childbirth. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the program with respect to making women's mental health better in the postpartum period and improving the state of care for women and their children in the perinatal period.

Methods

We performed a controlled study to investigate the effectiveness of the program in Suzaka City, Japan. The women's mental health status was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) 3 months postpartum. Of 349 women, 210 were allocated to the intervention group and 139 t

SUBMITTER: Tachibana Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6364479 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature