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Perinatal Mental Health: The Need For Broader Understanding And Policies That Meet The Challenges.
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- Women's Experiences of Screening and Assessment of Mental Health Problems in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- PTSD-Like Symptoms Among Postpartum Black Women: The Lasting Impact of High-Risk Pregnancies, Birth Trauma, and Mistreatment During Perinatal Care.Research in nursing & health · 2026Article
- Associations of Allopregnanolone and Related Steroid Hormones with Prenatal Psychosocial Distress in the Healthy Start Cohort.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Women' and midwives' experiences of perinatal mental health care: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
- Perinatal depression screening and diagnosis: Identifying opportunities to improve optimal care.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- High Antenatal Psychosocial Risk Among Pregnant Women in Bulgaria: Evidence to Support Routine Mental-Health Screening.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Article
- Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Review
- National Implementation of Perinatal Mental Health Treatment-The MumSpace Digital Stepped-Care Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A credibility-driven evaluation of a community-based perinatal substance use disorder collaborative care model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Childcare disruptions and maternal health during the COVID-19 pandemic.Health affairs scholar · 2024Article
- Community Health Worker-Delivered Interventions for Perinatal Mental Health in the United States: A Scoping Review.Health equityArticle
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Abstract
Perinatal mental health is gaining recognition as a key antecedent of adverse maternal and child outcomes as the United States experiences a maternal mortality and morbidity crisis. Recent policy efforts have attempted to mitigate adverse outcomes through legislation such as the Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021 and postpartum coverage through Medicaid expansion. Even with progress, perinatal mental health policy continues to grapple with a basic truth: The United States lacks an overarching health care system capable of meeting the mental health care needs of perinatal people and their families. Moreover, the burden of undiagnosed and untreated perinatal mental health challenges remains greatest among racially minoritized populations, such as Black, Asian, and multiracial people. A broader understanding of perinatal mental health is needed, grounded in the tenets of reproductive justice. From this perspective, we articulate specific policies to meet perinatal mental health challenges and promote thriving for birthing people and their families.
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