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Table 2 Maternal mental health services across PRIME districts

From: Maternal mental health in primary care in five low- and middle-income countries: a situational analysis

 

Ethiopia

India

Nepal

South Africa

Uganda

Organisational context for maternal mental health (MMH) care

National mental health policy which includes MMH

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

National mental health plan which includes MMH

Plan under development, and will include maternal mental health

No mental health plan

No mental health plan

Yes [69]

No mental health plan

Maternal mental health services

Dedicated MMH service

No

No

No

No

No

Existing MMH care

No, referral to outpatient psychiatric unit (30 km away) or inpatient care (100 km away)

No, referral to mental health professionals posted at district mental health program or at tertiary care centre

No, mental health services available in the district hospital from the general psychiatrist unit

No, referral to PHC psychologists and psychiatrist; mental health services available at district hospitals

No, referral to regional hospital (64 km away)

Prescribing guidelines for psychotropic medication for pregnant & breastfeeding women

No

No

No

No

No

Proportion of perinatal women with disorder in contact with services

Antenatal depression

Unknown (low)

Unknown

Unknown (low)

Unknown

Unknown

Postnatal depression

Unknown (low)

Unknown

Unknown (low)

Unknown

Unknown

Puerperal psychosis

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown