Maternal Mental Health: Pathways of Care for Women Experiencing Mental Health Issues During Pregnancy

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 258-279

  Makregiorgos, Helen ^a   Joubert, Lynette ^a   Epstein, Irwin ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

health care; maternal mental health; perinatal mental health; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA MINING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DATA MINING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876000638     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2012.737899     Document Type: Article

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