{"id":622,"date":"2021-03-12T13:37:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T13:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/134.122.102.56\/SAND\/uk\/?post_type=professionals&#038;p=622"},"modified":"2024-11-15T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:26:18","slug":"why-perinatal-mental-illness-matters","status":"publish","type":"professionals","link":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/professionals\/why-perinatal-mental-illness-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why perinatal mental illness matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section id=\"gm6555d6c\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm6555d6c gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-image-bg has-custom-bg has-gutentor-overlay\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<section id=\"gm3e25d19\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm3e25d19 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container gutentor-rm-ct-space-d gutentor-rm-ct-space-t gutentor-rm-ct-space\">\n<div id=\"section-g209ed9\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g209ed9 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>Perinatal mental illness matters because of the following<\/strong>:<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g328a23\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g328a23 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">MBRRACE-UK reports<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm699dbd8\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm699dbd8 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container gutentor-rm-ct-space-d gutentor-rm-ct-space-t gutentor-rm-ct-space\">\n<div id=\"section-g9310ec\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g9310ec gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\">Between 10% and 20% of women will develop a mental illness during pregnancy or within the first year after having a baby. <\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g86f9ed\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g86f9ed gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\">They are also one of the major causes of maternal death (from suicide).<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g1dc26e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g1dc26e gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\">MBRRACE-UK report, 2015 : This report from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity published in 2015, reported that almost a quarter of women who died between six weeks and one year after pregnancy died from mental-health related causes.<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm512ee18\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm512ee18 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"section-g7efd08\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g7efd08 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\">MBRRACE-UK Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gda5f7e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-gda5f7e gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\">Key messages from the report 2015:<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-ge8abd8\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-ge8abd8 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">9 women per 100,000 died up to six weeks after giving birth or the end of pregnancy in 2011-13<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">14 women per 100,000 died between six weeks and a year after their pregnancy in 2011-13<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\"><strong>Mental health matters<\/strong><br>&gt; Almost a quarter of women who died between six weeks and one year after pregnancy died from mental-health related causes<br>&gt; 1 in 7 women died by Suicide<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-3\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\"><strong><strong>Specialist perinatal mental health care matters*<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/strong>If the women who died by suicide became ill today:<br><br>&gt; 40% would not be able to get any specialist perinatal mental health care<br>&gt; Only 25% would get the highest standard of care<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-4\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\"><strong>It\u2019s Ok to tell<\/strong><br>The mind changes as well as the body during and after pregnancy. <br><br>Women who report:<br>&gt; New thoughts of violent self harm<br>&gt; Sudden onset or rapidly worsening mental symptoms<br>&gt; Persistent feelings of estrangement from their baby<br>Need urgent referral to a specialist perinatal mental health team<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g40df42\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g40df42 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">*Mapping data from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance <a href=\"http:\/\/everyonesbusiness.org.uk\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">http:\/\/everyonesbusiness.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gd07b9a\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-gd07b9a gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">MBRRACE-UK report published in November 2018 shows that maternal suicides continue to be the leading cause of direct deaths occurring between six weeks and one year after the end of pregnancy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gmf611b45\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gmf611b45 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"section-g4e942c\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g4e942c gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>Causes of death amongst women who died between six weeks and one year after the end of pregnancy, UK 2014-16<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm1b042d7\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm1b042d7 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Percentage (%)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coincidental malignancy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Suicide<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drug and Alcohol \/ others<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cardiac disease<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Neurology<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indirect- malignancy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other indirect deaths<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thrombosis and thromboembolism<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indirect- sepsis<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coincidental- others<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Homicide<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haemorrhage\/ early pregnancy death\/ pregnancy related sepsis\/ eclampsia\/ pre-eclampsia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unknown cause<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm6320151\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm6320151 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"section-g3665df\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g3665df gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Most women will have mild to moderate illness, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, but some will have severe depression, PTSD or pre-existing serious illness like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or they may develop postpartum psychosis with no previous history. Some women will have drug and alcohol problems.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gbff46f\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-gbff46f gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">MMBRACE report 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npeu.ox.ac.uk\/assets\/downloads\/mbrrace-uk\/reports\/maternal-report-2020\/MBRRACE-UK_Maternal_Report_2020_-_Infographic_v10.pdf\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Infographic<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-ga5f8b4\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-ga5f8b4 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\"><strong>Impact on child and family<\/strong><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g2b473a\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g2b473a gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Approximately 10% fathers experience PMI but 25-50% of fathers will experience perinatal anxiety or depression when the mother also has a PMI.<br><br>The consequences include immense distress for women and their families. The first two years of a baby\u2019s life are the building blocks of their long-term social and emotional development. Please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/professionals\/impact-on-child-development\/\" data-type=\"professionals\" data-id=\"10936\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">\u2018Impact on child development\u2019<\/span><\/a> for more information.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g1303f4\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g1303f4 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\"><strong>Cost to society<\/strong><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-geee34a\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-geee34a gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">The huge economic impact of untreated perinatal depression, anxiety and psychosis carries a total long-term cost to society of about \u00a38.1 billion for each one-year cohort of births in the UK, with two-thirds of the cost being linked to short and long term problems for the child<br><br>90% of women diagnosed with perinatal mental health illness are cared for in primary care.<br><br>Treatment is effective and there are clear guidelines for care. Intervening early reduces the impact of the disorders on the mother, her child and family.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-622","professionals","type-professionals","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/professionals\/622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/professionals"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/professionals"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}