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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022

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

Shanon McNab, Jane Fisher, Simone Honikman, Linos Muvhu, Rebecca Levine, Genesis Chorwe-Sungani, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Ifeyinwa Yusuf, Neerja Chowdhary and 7 more

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 12 institutions in 8 countries.

Shanon McNabIndependent Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand. mcnabshanon@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-0495
Jane FisherSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Simone HonikmanPerinatal Mental Health Project, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Linos MuvhuSociety for Pre and Post Natal Services (SPANS), Harare, Zimbabwe.
Rebecca LevineUnited States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA.
Genesis Chorwe-SunganiKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Sarah Bar-ZeevUnited Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, USA.
Tedbabe Degefie HailegebrielUNICEF, Headquarter, New York, NY, USA.
Ifeyinwa YusufNigeria Health Watch, Abuja, Nigeria.
Neerja ChowdharyWorld Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Atif RahmanUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Paul BoltonUnited States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA.
Claire-Helene MershonBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Mona BormetChristian Connections for International Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Diana Henry-ErnestCaribbean Regional Midwives Association, Couva, Trinidad.
Anayda PortelaDepartment of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Aging, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Suzanne StallsMOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, Washington, DC, USA.
United States Agency for International Development · USWorld Health Organization · CHBangkok University · THGates Foundation · USKamuzu Central Hospital · MWMonash University · AUUnited Nations Children's Fund · USUnited Nations Population Fund · USUniversity of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Liverpool · GBU.S. Global Leadership Coalition · USWorld Health Organization - Nigeria · NG

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

Mental DisordersMental HealthFemaleHealth PromotionHumansParturitionPostpartum PeriodPregnancyCall to actionChild healthCommon perinatal mental disordersLow-and-middle-income countriesPerinatal mental healthPolicySocial determinants of healthWomen’s health

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PMID35410185
PMCPMC8999989
OpenAlexW4223459321

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