title: A mother and baby unit in a psychiatric hospital.
abstract: Two rooms where women with puerperal psychiatric illness could be admitted together with their babies were provided in a general psychiatric unit. Over a 21-month-period demand for joint admission far exceeded capacity and most referrals could not be accepted. Women with various psychiatric disorders were referred to and managed in the unit. Greatest demand was for young women suffering from psychosis following childbirth.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dennerstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hrasky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Burrows
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors