ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2022
Costs of common perinatal mental health problems in South Africa.
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- The perinatal mental health experiences of black immigrant mothers in the UK: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Economic evaluation of screening, treatment, and prevention interventions for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: a systematic review.General hospital psychiatryPooled it
- Identification, Prevention, and Treatment of Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Biological psychiatry · 2026Review
- Women's postpartum adjustment questionnaire (WPPAQ): development and psychometric evaluation in an exploratory sequential mixed methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Anxiety and depression after pregnancy-related cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: associations with functional disability at discharge.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- "Motherhood is a work in progress": a qualitative longitudinal study of maternal subjectivity and well-being of women in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Strategies for spreading, scaling and sustaining perinatal mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review and thematic synthesis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Development and reporting of a specialised antenatal music therapy intervention using the MRC framework and TIDieR checklist.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Service use and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women attending a Women's Mental Health Clinic.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2026Article
- Service delivery strategies for perinatal mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2026Review
- Prevalence and risk factors associated with common mental disorders among pregnant women in Kumasi, Ghana: a facility-based survey in selected primary care settings.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Recognizing distinctiveness of perinatal depression from depression in non-perinatal population: an urgent call for action.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Strengthening perinatal mental health is a requirement to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Mental Health, Declining Physical Activity and Social Connection during Transitions into Fatherhood in the UK.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- PERSPECTIVE: Implications of Recent Health Policies for Women's Reproductive Mental Health.The journal of mental health policy and economics · 2024Article
- Economic evaluation of Maternal Depression Treatment in HIV (M-DEPTH) for perinatal depression among women living with HIV in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis.BMJ public health · 2024Article
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- Factors Associated with Obstetric Violence Implicated in the Development of Postpartum Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Review
- Advancing the right to perinatal mental health through feminist jurisprudence: A narrative review.Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
Background: Perinatal mental health problems, defined as mental health problems occurring from the start of pregnancy to one year after birth, substantially affect women's and children's quality of life in low- and middle-income countries. In South Africa, despite high prevalence and documented negative impacts, most women do not receive any care. Methods: A modelling study examined the costs of perinatal mental health problems, namely depression and anxiety, for a hypothetical cohort of women and their children in South Africa over part of their life course (10 years for women, 40 years for children). In sensitivity analysis, additional impacts of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and completed suicide were included. Data sources were published findings from cohort studies, as well as epidemiological and economic data from South Africa. Data from international studies were considered where no data from South Africa were available. Results: Lifetime costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in South Africa amount to USD 2.8 billion per annual cohort of births. If the impacts of PTSD and suicide are included, costs increase to USD 2.9 billion. This includes costs linked to losses in quality of life (USD 1.8 billion), losses in income (USD 1.1 billion) and public sector costs (USD 3.5 million). Conclusions: Whilst important progress has been made in South Africa with regards to mental health policies and interventions that include assessment and management of perinatal mental health problems, substantial underinvestment prevents progress. Findings from this study strengthen the economic case for investing in perinatal mental health care.
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