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1Unité de guidance infantile, Service de psychiatrie de I'enfant et de I'adolescent, Département de I'enfant et de I'adolescent, HUG Chemin des Crêts-de-Champel 41, 1206 Genève. nathalie.nanzer@hcuge.ch
Emotional disorders are common during the perinatal period and can have negative consequences on the woman's physical and mental health, as well as on the mother-child relationship. Screening for these difficulties is complicated because of a lack of knowledge and a lack of simple and validated tools that can be used on a large scale. A Geneva multidisciplinary team has developed a prenatal interview model, provided by specifically trained midwives. It aims to sensitize pregnant women, offer them a personalized space of listening, detect psychological weakness, develop resources and orient patients in need to specific care centers. This paper describes this interview and its main implications for clinical practice.
Emotional disorders are common during the perinatal period and can have negative consequences on the woman's physical and mental health, as well as on the mother-child relationship. Screening for these difficulties is complicated because of a lack of knowledge and a lack of simple and validated tools that can be used on a large scale. A Geneva multidisciplinary team has developed a prenatal interview model, provided by specifically trained midwives. It aims to sensitize pregnant women, offer them a personalized space of listening, detect psychological weakness, develop resources and orient patients in need to specific care centers. This paper describes this interview and its main implications for clinical practice.
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