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

Part of: Maternal Mental Health Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Atif Rahman  and
Siham Sikander
Atif Rahman
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool, Child Mental Health Unit, Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Mulberry House, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK, email Atif.Rahman@liverpool.ac.uk
Siham Sikander
Affiliation:
Human Development Research Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan
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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.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , October 2009 , pp. 81 - 83
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2009

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