Updated Guidelines for Perinatal Mental Health Conditions: More Information and Support for Clinicians
Last month, the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) launched a new Patient Safety Bundle addressing perinatal mental health conditions. The current revision addresses gaps in the safety bundle previously released in 2016. Patient Safety Bundles are a structured way of improving the processes of care and patient outcomes. They are clinical condition-specific and follow an evidence-based, 5R structure, that when performed collectively and reliably have been proven to improve [...]
Paid Parental Leave: A Novel Approach to Improving Maternal Mental Health
For mothers, increased duration of leave was associated with reduced risk of depressive symptoms, less psychological distress, and lower use of mental health services.
Weekly Roundup for MARCH 10, 2023: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health.
New Research at the Center for Women’s Mental Health: The MGH Postpartum Psychosis Project
Although the last decade has brought increased awareness of and interest in postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, our understanding of the etiology of this most severe form of postpartum mental illness remains elusive.
Weekly Roundup for MARCH 3, 2023: Recent Publications on Eating Disorders in Perinatal Women
Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health.
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Focus on Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Eating disorders are common among women during the childbearing years; however, information on eating disorders in pregnant and postpartum women is relatively sparse.