Perinatal mental health
Build your knowledge and skills in understanding mental health conditions alongside pregnancy and childbirth. Here you will find out more about severe mental health support in pregnancy and key symptoms of depression and continuity of care.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- overview of mental health conditions during pregnancy and the first postnatal year
- supporting women with mental health and severe mental illness in pregnancy
- information on the impacts on mental well-being
- link between developmental conditions and mental health problems
- information on antenatal depression and postpartum depression
- key symptoms of depression
- treatment options for women affected with perinatal mental health issues
- continuity of care for women during and after pregnancy
- questions to consider asking a woman during or after pregnancy
- access to useful and related organisations and resources.
Resource last reviewed
29 Aug 2023
Resource lead
The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.
