Optimal Perinatal Mental Health Care
Perinatal Mental Health “Beyond Baby Blues”
Mission
To promote perinatal Mental Health of women in low-middle-income settings in Africa.
Vision
The vision is to conduct cutting-edge research and contribute to the body of knowledge in advancing evidence-based practice that will address perinatal mental health issues, resulting in happy mothers, healthy infants, families, and communities in low-middle income settings.
Aims
01.
The overarching aim is to develop, implement and evaluate strategies that can enhance midwives’ capacity to identify mental health issues early during the perinatal period.
02.
Secondly, to develop, implement and evaluate strategies to improve the mental health of perinatal women attending public health facilities in low-income settings.
Research Focus
Conducting cutting edge research on issues of perinatal mental health in Africa
Conducting of Randomised control trials, surveys, qualitative research and literature reviews including Cochrane reviews
Direct and Indirect Output
How the programme contributes beyond its research
Capacity-building workshops
Publications
Presentation of findings at national and international conferences.
Capacity building of staff (midwives), students and the women who participate in the studies and all women who attend public health facilities.
Masters and PhD Students
Programme Lead
Prof Patience Kovane
North-West University, Mahikeng Campus
Telephone: 018-389 2537
Email: patience.kovane@nwu.ac.za