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Antenatal and postnatal mental health (CG45) |
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antenatal and postnatal mental health
Fast, easy summary view of NICE guidance on 'antenatal and postnatal mental health'
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Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance
The advice in the NICE clinical guideline on mental health problems during pregnancy and after giving birth covers:
- recognising mental health problems during pregnancy and in the first year after giving birth
- the care and treatment (including drugs and psychological treatments) of women who develop a mental health problem during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth, and women who have a higher chance of developing a problem at this time
- the care and treatment (including drugs and psychological treatments) of women who already had a mental health problem before becoming pregnant
- how families and carers may be able to support women with mental health problems and get support for themselves.
It does not specifically look at:
- the care of women with ‘baby blues’ in the first few days after giving birth (this is covered in the NICE guideline on postnatal care)
- the treatment of physical health problems during pregnancy and in the first year after giving birth
- the treatment of mental health problems at any time other than when planning a pregnancy, during pregnancy and in the first year after giving birth.
Since publication, two recommendations in this guideline have been corrected or clarified. See the summary of changes for details. Most recent change: June 2010.
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Other information
NICE Pathways
This guidance has been incorporated into the following NICE Pathways, along with other related guidance and products.
Visit the NICE Pathway: antenatal and postnatal mental health
How this guidance was produced
Background information
This page was last updated: 08 March 2012
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Guideline formats
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Implementation tools and resources
- Audit support
- Costing report
- Costing template
- Slide set
- Antenatal and postnatal mental health: commissioning guide
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Patient
The summary of the key recommendations in the guidance written for patients, carers and those with little medical knowledge and may be used in local patient information leaflets.
Quick Reference Guide
The quick reference guide presents recommendations for health professionals
NICE Guideline
The published NICE clinical guideline, contains the recommendations for health professionals and NHS bodies.
Full Guideline
The published full clinical guideline for specialists with background, evidence, recommendations and methods used.
