Galbally M, Sved-Williams A, Kristianopulos D, Mercuri K, Brown P, Buist A
Professor Perinatal Psychiatry, School of Psychology & Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, and; Professor Perinatal Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA, and; Medical Co-Director, Women's Health, Genetics and Mental Health, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia.
A Medical Unit Head, Helen Mayo House, Perinatal Mental Health Services, Women's and Children's Health Network, South Australia & Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2019 Apr;27(2):112-116. doi: 10.1177/1039856218810165. Epub 2018 Nov 8.
Mother-baby units are innovative and important models of care that allow inpatient treatment of postpartum maternal mental disorders whilst preserving and promoting the attachment relationship with their young infants.
To report data across five public mother-baby units in Australia in order to explore similarities and distinguishing features of each model.
Each unit also provided 12 months of data on key characteristics of their unit.
Despite the geographic differences, the diagnostic profiling, length of stay, and child protection involvement were similar across the units.
Acute care for perinatal mental illness offered in public mother-baby units in Australia shows consistency across units, raising concerns for where such treatment is unavailable.
母婴单元是创新且重要的护理模式，它允许对产后母亲的精神障碍进行住院治疗，同时维持并促进与幼儿的依恋关系。
报告澳大利亚五个公立母婴单元的数据，以探究每个模式的异同点。
每个单元还提供了关于其单元关键特征的12个月数据。
尽管存在地域差异，但各单元在诊断概况、住院时长和儿童保护参与方面相似。
澳大利亚公立母婴单元提供的围产期精神疾病急性护理在各单元间表现出一致性，这引发了对未设此类治疗地区的担忧。
