title: Perinatal mental health: What every neonatologist should know.
abstract: Perinatal mental disorders are common and can impact adversely both on maternal functioning and on foetal and neonatal outcomes. For the more severe disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression, medication may be needed during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and there is a growing but complex evidence based on the effects of psychotropic medication on the foetus and neonate. In addition, the neonatologist needs to be aware of the co-morbid problems that women with mental disorders are more likely to have as these may also impact on the neonate. Close liaison with family physicians and primary care where there are concerns about mental health is important to ensure maternal mental health is optimal for the mother and her infant.
authors.affiliation: Section of Women's Mental Health, King's College London, PO31 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Hind.Khalifeh@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Hind
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khalifeh
authors.affiliation: Section of Women's Mental Health, King's College London, PO31 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Ruth.Brauer@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brauer
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow, Centre for the Developing Brain/Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London-King's Health Partners, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Hilary.Toulmin@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toulmin
authors.affiliation: Section of Women's Mental Health, King's College London, PO31 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Louise.Howard@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Louise M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008603:Mental Health; D009359:Neonatology / Q000639:trends*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: Mental disorders; Perinatal care; Psychotropic drugs