Research Article
Mental Health Problems during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Multicenter Knowledge Assessment Survey among Healthcare Providers
Table 1
Basic demographic and relevant clinical details.
| | Demographic characteristics | Frequency (%), |
| | Center | | NCTH | 52 (34.2) | | THMG | 47 (30.9) | | CSHW | 53 (34.9) | | Designation | | Medical officer | 31 (20.4) | | Nurse | 87 (57.2) | | Midwife | 34 (22.4) | | Age (years) | | ≤35 | 81 (53.3) | | 36-50 | 56 (36.8) | | 51≤ | 15 (9.9) | | Years of experience (years) | | ≤5 | 66 (43.4) | | 6-10 | 22 (14.5) | | 11≤ | 64 (42.1) | | Work setting | | Clinic | 10 (6.6) | | Antenatal ward | 49 (32.2) | | Postnatal ward | 41 (27.0) | | Labour ward | 39 (25.7) | | Gynaecology ward | 12 (7.9) | | Ever heard of pregnancy-related mental health problems | 152 (100) | | Yes | | | Dealing with a mother having a pregnancy-related mental health problem during the last 12 months | 137 (90.1) | | Yes | | | Situations in which a mother can get mentally ill | | | Antenatal period | 3 (2.0) | | Postnatal period | 8 (5.3) | | During labour | 0 | | All the above | 135 (88.8) | | Ever heard about EPDS | 65 (42.8) | | Yes | | | EPDS can be used in the antenatal period | 21 (13.8) | | Yes | 96 (63.2) | | Do not know | | | Referring a mother with a pregnancy-related mental health problem for psychiatrist’s opinion during the last 12 months | | | Yes | 84 (55.3) |
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NCTH: North Colombo Teaching Hospital; THMG: Teaching Hospital, Mahamodara Galle; CSHW: Castle Street Hospital for Women; EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
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