Perinatal Wellbeing
The perinatal period is a critical window for the health and wellbeing of women, infants, and families. Health professionals who support women during pregnancy and after birth are well placed to notice when someone is upset or distressed — and to provide the kind of support that makes a real difference. This course equips midwives and obstetricians with the knowledge and skills to provide consumer-centred support to women and their families during the perinatal period, to prevent overwhelming distress and suicide.
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On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- explain how suicidality functions as an unhealthy coping strategy within the Health Theory of Coping in the perinatal period
- apply the Care · Collaborate · Connect steps to support women and their families who are distressed, including those with suicidality
- support consumers to identify their breadth of coping strategies and needs for additional professional support during pregnancy and postpartum
- conduct collaborative coping planning and document assessment and planning accurately
- resolve ethical and legal dilemmas in perinatal suicide prevention using a consumer-centred framework
- evaluate your own professional competencies and coping strategies to sustain quality consumer-centred perinatal care
Backed by science
Care · Collaborate · Connect courses are underpinned by the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and health.
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