Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 112-116 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Australasian Psychiatry |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
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Comparison of public mother-baby psychiatric units in Australia : similarities, strengths and recommendations. / Galbally, M.; Sved-Williams, A.; Kristianopulos, D.; Mercuri, K.; Brown, P.; Buist, A.
In: Australasian Psychiatry, Vol. 27, No. 2, 04.2019, p. 112-116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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
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 -