What is perinatal mental health?
29 April 2019
Perinatal describes the time for a mother, partner and baby from conception to the first year of a baby’s life. There are different Perinatal Mental Health concerns that can occur.
These include perinatal anxiety, perinatal depression, intrusives thoughts, perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and birth trauma or puerperal psychosis.
Further information regarding symptoms can be found by following this link:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/#.XMHe7Hl8Ccw
If you have any concerns regarding your mental health please talk to your Midwife, Health Visitor or GP to access help and support. #pmhpwhatispmh