May 2001 Information for Social Care. A framework for improving quality in social care through better use of information and information technology. Full Document and Executice Summary. and other formats. Added 27 April 2001 Perinatal mental health services. Recommendations for provision of services for childbearing women.
Psychiatric disorder following childbirth is common, and much of it is serious.
Following childbirth, women are at increased risk of suffering from an affective illness, and those with pre-existing psychiatric disorders may face a relapse or recurrence of their condition. Psychiatric illness occurring at this time may have an adverse effect not only on the women herself but on her marriage, family and in particular on the future development of her infant. The Royal College of Psychiatrists. Added 25 April 2001. Health Select Committee.