Perinatal mental health care: best practice principles for midwives, public health nurses and practice nurses

摘要

This document consists of 25 key principles that address collaborative practice, informed decisionudmaking, proactive planning, emotional safe care, and multidisciplinary working. As a componentudof the overall Mind Mothers project, they provide evidence based guidance to underpin theudpractice of staff when caring for women during the perinatal period. When used in conjunctionudwith the Mind Mothers: An ELearning Programme in Perinatal Mental Health for Midwives, PublicudHealth and Practice Nurses, they will assist nurse/midwife practitioners to assess and developuda plan of care with women in relation to their mental health support requirements, therebyudimproving the experience and outcomes for women during the perinatal period.