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Women in South Africa experience a disproportionately high prevalence of common perinatal mental disorders (CPMDs). These disorders often remain a silent burden and a complex health, social, and policy concern, both nationally and globally. Moreover, policy efforts to address this concern have been fragmented. Greater understanding of the governance of perinatal mental illness is needed to address this complex issue. No research to date has focused explicitly on the importance of ‘issue framing’ to advance governance for perinatal mental health. We sought to achieve a more nuanced understanding of clinical governance and issue framing for perinatal mental health in South Africa by interviewing 24 key informants with expertise in perinatal mental illness. Dominant themes encompassed: framing of perinatal mental health determines its priority; perinatal mental health is not prioritised due to competition from other health concerns; and, screening policy responses are shaped by the framing. We found that understanding the varying views influencing perinatal mental illness provides insights into how experts frame the problem. Findings suggest that a better understanding of policy implementation and responses in South Africa is important in guiding research, policy, and practice, while improving the governance of perinatal mental illness.

Understanding perinatal mental illness as a governance concern in South Africa through health provider perspectives