• Explore with both pregnant and post-partum women groups: |
 o Women’s understanding of own mental health needs? Do women perceive themselves to be distressed around pregnancy? |
 o What kinds of barriers do they face accessing maternal health care? |
 o What kinds of barriers do they face to accessing mental health care? |
 o What would be feasible and acceptable forms of intervention for women? For example, group versus individual based interventions? |
 o Who would be they prefer to deliver intervention? Where? How many sessions? Group-based or individual therapies? |
 o What other care providers would/could they access? |
• With VHTs groups |
 o What is their understanding about the mental health needs of pregnant and post-partum women? |
 o What kinds of barriers and opportunities can they identify with regard to these needs? |
 o What programs or interventions are already in place within the community? Can these be utilized/strengthened/upgraded to include a maternal mental health component? |
 o Asses the feasibility/accessibility/willingness of this group to provide support to mothers in distress. |
• With health worker/health manager key informants: |
 o Their existing skills and knowledge |
 o Their training needs |
 o Their attitudes to task-shifting or integration of maternal mental health care into their existing duties? |
 o How many visits/sessions are feasible? |
 o what their own mental health needs/concerns may be |