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Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review
Mother and baby units (MBUs) provide inpatient psychiatric care for mothers and their infants up to a year after childbirth. They are commissioned to support the mother–infant relationship as well as stabilize maternal mental health. As their efficacy at meeting these aims had not previously been sy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425328/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25995650 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S69472 |
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description | Mother and baby units (MBUs) provide inpatient psychiatric care for mothers and their infants up to a year after childbirth. They are commissioned to support the mother–infant relationship as well as stabilize maternal mental health. As their efficacy at meeting these aims had not previously been systematically assessed, this paper reviewed the international literature relating to psychological outcomes following MBU admission. A systematic search of five databases identified 23 papers eligible for inclusion, reporting on a range of outcomes indicating positive effects on maternal mental health and the mother–infant relationship and an absence of adverse effects on child development. The review also highlighted specific groups responding less favorably to MBU admission, eg, mothers with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Although the included studies were of variable methodological quality, the research findings consistently indicated positive effects. Implications for research and clinical practice are outlined in the discussion. |
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spelling | pubmed-44253282015-05-20 Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review Gillham, Rebecca Wittkowski, Anja Int J Womens Health Review Mother and baby units (MBUs) provide inpatient psychiatric care for mothers and their infants up to a year after childbirth. They are commissioned to support the mother–infant relationship as well as stabilize maternal mental health. As their efficacy at meeting these aims had not previously been systematically assessed, this paper reviewed the international literature relating to psychological outcomes following MBU admission. A systematic search of five databases identified 23 papers eligible for inclusion, reporting on a range of outcomes indicating positive effects on maternal mental health and the mother–infant relationship and an absence of adverse effects on child development. The review also highlighted specific groups responding less favorably to MBU admission, eg, mothers with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Although the included studies were of variable methodological quality, the research findings consistently indicated positive effects. Implications for research and clinical practice are outlined in the discussion. Dove Medical Press 2015-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC4425328/ /pubmed/25995650 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S69472 Text en © 2015 Gillham and Wittkowski. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Review Gillham, Rebecca Wittkowski, Anja Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
title | Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
title_full | Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
title_fullStr | Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
title_full_unstemmed | Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
title_short | Outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
title_sort | outcomes for women admitted to a mother and baby unit: a systematic review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425328/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25995650 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S69472 |
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