TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Motherhood and mental illness
JO  - RCM midwives: the official journal of the Royal College of Midwives
A1  - Bates, Carol
A1  - Paeglis, Carol
SP  - 286
EP  - 287
VL  - 7
IS  - 7
N2  - There is limited published data on the prevalence of motherhood and mental health problems. Carol Bates and Carol Paeglis outline the findings of a report on a 34-year-old Asian psychiatrist who killed herself and her three-month-old daughter. The report considers this tragedy was preventable. It highlights that mothers are more at risk of dying from suicide during a relapse of mental illness than from any other medical problem. There is a need for greater awareness among midwives and mothers of the risks of mental illness in order to provide adequate safeguards for mothers and babies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -