Perinatal mental health : preparing the future nursing workforce

Morton, CJ; Rylance, R

Abstract

Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems occur during pregnancy and up to a year after giving birth.
They can have a significant effect on the mother and family, and can affect the social, emotional and cognitive development of the child. PMH nursing is gaining increasing recognition in national
policy; additional funding has been announced to align national perinatal services with agreed standards and the perinatal workforce has been identified as an area of growth.
The PMH competency framework published by Health Education England and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, is aimed at training staff to deliver high-quality care
to women who experience mental health problems during the perinatal period. However, the framework does not address the competencies required from the emerging workforce: nursing
students. The pre-registration nursing curriculum must align with PMH competencies to ensure that nursing students become competent practitioners who are adequately prepared to care for the PMH needs of the mother and family.

Citation

Morton, C., & Rylance, R. (2019). Perinatal mental health : preparing the future nursing workforce. Mental Health Practice, 22(3), 17-19. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2019.e1339

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 22, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 9, 2019
• Publication Date: May 8, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 28, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 28, 2020
• Journal: Mental Health Practice
• Print ISSN: 1465-8720
• Electronic ISSN: 2047-895X
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 17-19
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2019.e1339
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2019.e1339
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This version is the Author's Accepted Manuscript. The published Version of Record may have slight differences following the publication process.