Maternal mental health services in Sri Lanka: challenges and solutions

Sri Lanka boasts of making significant strides in the indicators of maternal healthcare during the past few decades. However, these indicators mostly look only at the physical well-being of women. Lack of awareness regarding maternal mental health problems among grass-root level healthcare workers,...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hapangama, Aruni, Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
Materias:
Country Profile
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8554894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34747934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.52
Descripción
Sumario:Sri Lanka boasts of making significant strides in the indicators of maternal healthcare during the past few decades. However, these indicators mostly look only at the physical well-being of women. Lack of awareness regarding maternal mental health problems among grass-root level healthcare workers, poor integration of services, and the culture and stigma regarding perinatal mental disorders are barriers to improving services in maternal mental healthcare in Sri Lanka.

Ejemplares similares