Perinatal Mental Health

Our work in perinatal mental health was spearheaded by our clinical colleagues at Providence Healthcare. They noted an opportunity to collaborate with Wellstream to enhance perinatal mental healthcare to improve outcomes for parents and families across their lives.

This work has contributed to important shifts in practice and efforts to transform health and social systems to better serve families.

We developed an evidence-based, service-user-informed model of perinatal mental health care focused on improving access, coordination, and quality of perinatal mental health services in British Columbia and beyond.

Related Publications

We developed an evidence-based, service-user-informed model of perinatal mental health care focused on improving access, coordination, and quality of perinatal mental health services in British Columbia and beyond.

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    Models and key elements of integrated perinatal mental health care

    This study consists of a scoping review to identify and synthesize evidence on existing models and key elements of integrated PMH, with data extracted according to PRISMA guidelines.

    PLoS Mental Health

    2025

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    Developing consensus to enhance perinatal mental health through a model of integrated care: Delphi study

    Perinatal mental illness is an important public health issue, with one in five birthing persons experiencing clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy or the postpartum period. The purpose of this study was to develop a consensus-based model of integrated perinatal mental health care to enhance service delivery and improve parent and family outcomes.

    PLoS One

    2024

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COVID & Mental Health