Perinatal Psychiatry in Context to Women ‘S Health

Abstract

Introduction: Women’s Mental Health Traditionally focuses on women’s reproductive health,like Puberty,Pregnancy, Menopause now it is expanding to include disorders and conditions more prevalent in femalesthan in males, or different in clinical features and risk factors. Perinatal Psychiatry refers to mental healthissues in antenatal and postpartum period like Antenatal depression, Postnatal blues, Postpartum depression,Postpartum psychosis.Methods: The global burden of psychiatric disorders in women is increasing, especially in the perinatalperiod. We have focused on discussing the impact of culture on the perinatal psychiatric disorders andmanagement principles of different perinatal psychiatric disorders. Health?care delivery in the perinatalgroup of population has been improving over the years, but still there is lot to improve.Conclusion: A scientific and evidence?based approach is a definite need toward attaining this goal.