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Patients we see

  • Women with a diagnosis of serious mental illness, for example:- bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, severe depression/anxiety disorders.
  • Women who have developed significant mental health difficulties that    cannot be managed in primary care.
  • Women at risk of developing serious  mental illness following delivery, e.g. those with a history of bipolar disorder or serious postnatal illness in first degree relatives.
  • Women with previous history of postpartum psychosis, severe postnatal depression, severe anxiety disorders including OCD.
  • Women who have been admitted to a psychiatric unit or treated by psychiatric services in the first postnatal year.
  • Periconceptually for those with existing serious mental illness.
  • Those under 18 years of age who meet the criteria for the service will have a joint assessment and ongoing joint working with CAMHS. 

Exclusion criteria

  • Women being successfully treated in Primary care
  • Where the infant is under the care of the local authority
  • In the absence of mental illness for women who have a primary         diagnosis of either personality disorder or substance misuse. 
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