Will the perinatal mental health consultation help you?
Answer the following questionnaire (anonymous)
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Read each question and make your reflection
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Answer "yes" or "no"
✔️In each of the 5 questions.
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You can benefit from support!
Needing mental health help and recognizing it is not "giving a weak part", it is taking the first step to solve what causes you suffering.
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Helping women and men with mental health problems in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum is something we have been doing for many years and with great pleasure, dedication and constant study and updating of knowledge.
"from pregnancy to the first year after the birth of the baby" (1)
About 1 in 5 women experience changes in their mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. These changes can affect the relationship with yourself, the couple, the family and the baby. Many women need temporary support, which can be given by health professionals such as nurse mental health specialists. (1)
(1) World Health Organization (2022). Guide for integration of perinatal mental health in maternal and child services. Geneva: WHO.
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
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 are the main benefits of the consultation?
🟢Decreased emotional
🟢Distress Decreased anxious and depressive
🟢Symptoms Increased security in the performance of the
🟢Maternal/paternal role Increased self-esteem and self-confidence
🟢Better self-care management of mother and baby
🟢More positive and peaceful relationship with the baby, partner and self-esteem
