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Reproductive risk and its role in maternal mental health – perspectives from Pakistan

There is now an increased awareness of the high rates of depression among women with young children in impoverished communities. Poor maternal mental health affects the home environment, family life, child care and parenting. This paper summarises some of the issues related to the determinants, cons...

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Autores principales: Rahman, Atif, Sikander, Siham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508004
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Sumario:There is now an increased awareness of the high rates of depression among women with young children in impoverished communities. Poor maternal mental health affects the home environment, family life, child care and parenting. This paper summarises some of the issues related to the determinants, consequences and management of maternal mental health during and after pregnancy in Pakistan, a low-income country.