A Mother and Baby Unit in a Psychiatric Hospital
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 26 (1) , 44-48
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1986.tb01527.x
Abstract
Two rooms where women with puerperal psychiatric illness could be admitted together with their babies were provided in a general psychiatric unit. Over a 21-month-period demand for joint admission far exceeded capacity and most referrals could not be accepted. Women with various psychiatric disorders were referred to and managed in the unit. Greatest demand was for young women suffering from psychosis following childbirth.Keywords
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