Maternal mental health services in Sri Lanka: challenges and solutions.

ABSTRACT: Sri Lanka boasts of making significant strides in the indicators of maternal healthcare during the past few decades. However, these indicators mostly look only at the physical well-being of women. Lack of awareness regarding maternal mental health problems among grass-root level healthcare workers, poor integration of services, and the culture and stigma regarding perinatal mental disorders are barriers to improving services in maternal mental healthcare in Sri Lanka.

SUBMITTER: Hapangama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8554894 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature