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A Mother and Baby Unit in a Psychiatric Hospital
Author(s) -
Sharp Peter T.,
Dennerstein Lorraine,
Hrasky Manuela,
Lynch Carmel,
Burrows Graham D.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1986.tb01527.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , childbirth , unit (ring theory) , medicine , psychiatric units , postpartum psychosis , psychiatric hospital , pregnancy , psychology , mental health , bipolar disorder , genetics , mathematics education , cognition , biology
Summary: 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.