the PSA blog.
Articles (or my 3am musings) to empower you to understand and navigate the world of perinatal mental ill health
Let’s not forget about bipolar disorder in motherhood.
When you think about maternal mental health, does bipolar disorder even come to mind? Pregnancy and postpartum include an increased vulnerability to the onset (or recurrence) of bipolar disorder, yet screening in antenatal and postnatal settings tends to only focus on depression. This is a missed opportunity, meaning BD remains underdetected and undertreated in the perinatal period.
