Perinatal Mental Health (PMH)

Join our network using the links below after the great virtual launch on Thursday June 29, 2023 for the Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Community of Practice: Building a women-centered, multidisciplinary, globally informed and LMIC-led movement for PMH.

These speakers enriched the event with their profound experience:

• Ms. Ify Yusuf, Co-Chair, Perinatal Mental Health Community of Practice, and Innovations for Poverty Action
• Dr. Prabha Chandra, Co-Chair, Perinatal Mental Health Community of Practice, NIMHANS Centre for Well Being at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
• Ms. Suzanne Stalls, Maternal Newborn Health Director, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership
• Ms. Shanon McNab, Senior Principal Advisor, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership
• Ms. Anam Bhatti, Technical Development Officer II, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership
Common perinatal mental disorders — including postpartum depression and anxiety — can have significant and lasting implications for women’s health and quality of life, and have been associated with adverse outcomes in newborns and children. A growing body of evidence shows a significant global burden of these disorders including higher prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where access to prevention, care and treatment is often limited.
Join us at: the Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Community of Practice platform to connect those interested in improving and promoting PMH prevention, care and treatment. The community, hosted on IBPNetwork.org, is a collaborative and inclusive space to exchange best practices, lessons learned and emerging evidence to advance the field of PMH. Log in to IBP Network to join.
The creation of this community is supported by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership and builds on extensive global consultations and research to inform the path forward so that all pregnant and postpartum women receive the respectful, nurturing, and holistic health care they need and deserve.

The virtual launch did:

• Introduce to the PMH CoP, including how it was developed, the structure of its governance, as well as its purpose and key priorities.
• Foster discussions on the strategic direction of the CoP and provide an opportunity for feedback on proposed CoP focus areas and approaches
• Offer guidance on how participants can join and engage with the CoP through the IBP Network.