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This concept was one of the major take-home messages and largest discussion points from the Maternal Maternal Journal has been described in detail in a previous InSPIre the Mind blog. In the launch event, one of the most positive aspects highlighted at the launch of the Maternal Journal for women, and perhaps even ‘patrescence’ for men, and be providing more reflective spaces, like this Maternal

Our research has found that maternal experience of childhood maltreatment, high perceived stress and Maternal perceived bonding towards the infant is an important aspect of the mother-infant relationship mental illness, the involvement of the father, maternal experiences of being parented during childhood The role of maternal psychiatric symptoms We found that this difference in bonding between pregnancy and postpartum was explained by the same underlying mechanism-maternal psychiatric symptoms-which had

The 1st to the 7th of May is observed as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. Today, the 3rd of May is observed as World Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day (WMMHDay). This global campaign started in 2016 under the slogan Maternal Mental Health Matters. Why do we need World Maternal Mental Health Day? Share World Maternal Mental Health Day infographic. Use #maternalMHmatters on social media.

This is the last blog of our Maternal Mental Health series. six weeks, dear reader, we have discussed the often misrepresented, largely misunderstood world of maternal , the stigma around maternal mental illness and ways to protect maternal health. To learn more about maternal mental illness check out the Maternal Mental Illness Series at InSPIre the Mind and other blogs on maternal bonding, Black maternal health inequality, and journalling for mothers

The Motherhood group are facilitating another year of Black Maternal Mental Health Week (BMMHW) from This year The Motherhood Group is focusing on equity in black maternal mental health. We will be exploring how this affects Black Maternal Mental Health, as well as overcoming barriers Black The more I studied and researched maternal mental health, generational trauma, trauma-informed care and Why we must be seen, heard and understood and why Black Maternal Mental Health Week is so important to

Midwifery, Mental Health and Maternal Journal — an interview with Laura Godfrey-Isaacs Given the success of the Maternal Journal project (which we have written about previously) as it expands more and more This week is Maternal Mental Health week, and today, 4th May, is World Maternal Mental Health Day, the This theme recognises that our journey towards better maternal mental health care will only be productive The fact that the Maternal Journal movement has expanded from being a small group in South London to

When thinking about maternal mental health and how difficulties with it may influence a developing baby And in fact, the majority of research on maternal mental health to date has focused on the postpartum Upsettingly, the leading cause of maternal death in the postpartum is in fact suicide, highlighting the This is where my research fits in: I wanted to understand whether maternal depression in pregnancy or difficulties, like lack of social support or low income, maternal history of childhood abuse, maternal

From maternal childhood maltreatment to children’s emotional-behavioural problems: what can be done to The mechanisms through which maternal traumatic experiences can pass across generations are multiple, Maternal depression, occurring in the child’s first three years of life, plays a key role in whether Maternal insecure attachment is another important linking factor. Maternal childhood adversity is associated with an increased risk of less optimal parenting practices

Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019 has just started, and we are going to celebrate it today with the launch of the Maternal Journal website. It’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, dedicated to raising awareness about mental health problems And this is why she attended the Maternal Journal project, and met Laura. Most importantly, Maternal Journal is described as an ‘inclusive project’.

In particular, my research focuses on the role of fathers (their influence on maternal health and child Paternal Postnatal Depression: It’s real! Maternal postnatal depression is diagnosed using DSM-5 (covering depressive episodes occurring during anger attacks and an increase in alcohol use and video gaming, not often recognised in the diagnosis of maternal Maternal depression has consistently been found to be the most important risk factor for depression in

This is the second week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to perinatal Obsessive-compulsive My name is Maria, one of the co-founders of the charity Maternal OCD along with Diana Wilson. I also work as part of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance team, campaigning to ensure all women and Maternal OCD: who we are and what we do Diana and I started Maternal OCD because there was nothing ‘out OCD contact details: www.maternalocd.org info@maternalocd.org @maternalocd on Twitter

In South Africa, important progress has been made with regards to maternity care policies, national guidelines For example, maternal depression is the leading risk factor for impaired growth and development of children Note from the Author: This article has been developed as part of the Global Economics in Maternal Mental Research Council (Donela Besada), as well as leaders (Alain Gregoire) from the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health have come together to produce economic evidence that can inform investment in maternal