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International Focus: Perinatal care, Australia

The cost to the UK of perinatal mental health difficulties is estimated to be £8bn annually. Jill Domoney visited Australia, a world-leader in this field, to see how agencies there support new parents and infants.
Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, where staff ensure strong care pathways between hospital and community services. Picture: Jill Domoney
Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, where staff ensure strong care pathways between hospital and community services. Picture: Jill Domoney

CYP Now has teamed up with the Churchill Fellowship to publish a series of articles summarising key findings from studies undertaken worldwide by Churchill Fellows (see below). This is an abridged version of Learning From Best Practice in Australia: Developing Perinatal Mental Health Services by clinical psychologist Jill Domoney. The report details the findings of Jill’s visit to both research departments and clinical services in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria in 2016. She interviewed key professionals about their work and the wider context of their organisation, attended meetings and case conferences, and observed clinical practice within services. Here, she highlights findings on agencies’ work on early intervention and prevention.

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