Did you know that...
About 1 in 5 women experience mood swings and/or anxiety during pregnancy and up to a year after giving birth, and about 1 in 10 men develop postpartum depression.These changes can affect their relationship with themselves, their relationship with their partner, their family life, and their relationship with their baby.Many women and men need temporary support, which can be provided by healthcare professionals such as mental health nurse specialists. (1)
(1) World Health Organization (2022). Guide for integration of perinatal mental health in maternal and child services. Geneva: WHO.
At Caring4moms we offer a nursing consultation dedicated to perinatal mental health, which can be conducted via video consultation and/or at home, provided by Nurse Ana Vale, who has been dedicated to this area since 2015.
What kind of support can you get?
🤝Care based on respect, acceptance, non-judgment, evidence-based practices, active listening, and person-centered🤝Care Sharing information about mental health issues, medication, support resources, clarification of doubts🤝Helps manage stress and find strategies that facilitate coping and increase self-esteem and self-confidence🤝Help in parental decision-making, problem solving in self-care and baby care, communication, emotional🤝management Recognition of mental health problems, understanding how they affect self-care, day-to-day life and finding facilitating🤝strategies Counseling, relaxation, articulation with different health professionals if necessary
What kind of mental health changes (symptoms)?
🆘Sadness, irritability, or agitation
🆘Lack of enjoyment in previously enjoyed
🆘activities Lack of energy or motivation
🆘Excessive worry, extreme physical and mental
🆘tiredness Changes in sleep and appetite (too much or not enough)
🆘Difficulty focusing or concentrating
🆘Difficulty making decisions
🆘Feelings of guilt, hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness
🆘Constant fear that something bad will happen or thoughts of self-harm Headaches
🆘or pains in other parts of the body without specific cause
