Comment: silent burden no more: a global call to action to prioritize perinatal mental health.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Volume: 22

Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 2022

Affiliated Institutions:  Independent Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand. mcnabshanon@gmail.com. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Perinatal Mental Health Project, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Society for Pre and Post Natal Services (SPANS), Harare, Zimbabwe. United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA. Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, USA. UNICEF, Headquarter, New York, NY, USA. Nigeria Health Watch, Abuja, Nigeria. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA. Christian Connections for International Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Caribbean Regional Midwives Association, Couva, Trinidad. Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Aging, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, Washington, DC, USA.

Abstract summary 

Common perinatal mental disorders are the most frequent complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, and the prevalence among women in low- and middle-income countries is the highest at nearly 20%. Women are the cornerstone of a healthy and prosperous society and until their mental health is taken as seriously as their physical wellbeing, we will not improve maternal mortality, morbidity and the ability of women to thrive. On the heels of several international efforts to put perinatal mental health on the global agenda, we propose seven urgent actions that the international community, governments, health systems, academia, civil society, and individuals should take to ensure that women everywhere have access to high-quality, respectful care for both their physical and mental wellbeing. Addressing perinatal mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment of common perinatal mental disorders must be a global priority.

Authors & Co-authors:  McNab Fisher Honikman Muvhu Levine Chorwe-Sungani Bar-Zeev Hailegebriel Yusuf Chowdhary Rahman Bolton Mershon Bormet Henry-Ernest Portela Stalls

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Howard LM, Molyneaux E, Dennis CL, Rochat T, Stein A, Milgrom J. Non-psychotic mental disorders in the perinatal period. Lancet. 2014;384:1775–1788. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61276-9.
Authors :  17
Identifiers
Doi : 308
SSN : 1471-2393
Study Population
Women,Female
Mesh Terms
Female
Other Terms
Call to action;Child health;Common perinatal mental disorders;Low-and-middle-income countries;Perinatal mental health;Policy;Social determinants of health;Women’s health
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Kenya
Publication Country
England