TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of public mother-baby psychiatric units in Australia
T2 - similarities, strengths and recommendations
AU - Galbally, M.
AU - Sved-Williams, A.
AU - Kristianopulos, D.
AU - Mercuri, K.
AU - Brown, P.
AU - Buist, A.
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Background: Mother-baby units are innovative and important models of care that allow inpatient treatment of postpartum maternal mental disorders whilst preserving and promoting the attachment relationship with their young infants. Objectives: To report data across five public mother-baby units in Australia in order to explore similarities and distinguishing features of each model. Method: Each unit also provided 12 months of data on key characteristics of their unit. Results: Despite the geographic differences, the diagnostic profiling, length of stay, and child protection involvement were similar across the units. Conclusions: Acute care for perinatal mental illness offered in public mother-baby units in Australia shows consistency across units, raising concerns for where such treatment is unavailable.
AB - Background: Mother-baby units are innovative and important models of care that allow inpatient treatment of postpartum maternal mental disorders whilst preserving and promoting the attachment relationship with their young infants. Objectives: To report data across five public mother-baby units in Australia in order to explore similarities and distinguishing features of each model. Method: Each unit also provided 12 months of data on key characteristics of their unit. Results: Despite the geographic differences, the diagnostic profiling, length of stay, and child protection involvement were similar across the units. Conclusions: Acute care for perinatal mental illness offered in public mother-baby units in Australia shows consistency across units, raising concerns for where such treatment is unavailable.
KW - mother-baby units
KW - postpartum depression
KW - perinatal mental health
U2 - 10.1177/1039856218810165
DO - 10.1177/1039856218810165
M3 - Article
C2 - 30407072
VL - 27
SP - 112
EP - 116
JO - Australasian Psychiatry: bulletin of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
JF - Australasian Psychiatry: bulletin of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
SN - 1039-8562
IS - 2
ER -