Effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services
Research type
Research Study
Full title
ESMI-II: The Effectivenes and cost effectiveness of community perinatal Mental health servIces.
IRAS ID
265175
Contact name
Heather O'Mahen
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Devon Partnership Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 2 days
Research summary
Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems are problems that occur when a woman is\npregnant or the year after childbirth. They are a serious public health issue. They cause mothers suffering and can sometimes be associated with problems for the baby (e.g. premature birth) and affect her partner’s wellbeing. Babies of mothers with PMH problems may also have later childhood and adulthood problems such as mental health problems. This might happen if the mother suffers stress when pregnant or if she has difficulties in her interactions with her baby. The NHS is investing £365 million to improve PMH care but we do not know which community PMH teams are best at helping women, their partners, and babies. We aim to produce high-quality evidence about which types of Community Perinatal\nMental Health Teams are most effective in improving mother and infant outcomes, and in what circumstances.We will invite 100 pregnant and postnatal women who are receiving services from a perinatal community mental health team, 100 partners/co-parents, and 50 health providers to take part in the study. Women will be invited from different areas in England, from up to 10 different services with different types of provision.We will ask participants to complete interviews about their experiences of care. We will also gather data from services about how many people are referred to the service, the number of sessions attended, and what types of interventions individuals receive. We will put this information together to evaluate which types of PMH teams help women and their families get access to evidence-based treatments during pregnancy or postnatally. We will assess which treatments and services benefit women and in what contexts.[COVID-19 amendment 08/04/2020] Addressing 2 research COVID-19 related questions with the participants Due to current circumstances, informed consent will need to be completed online. Changes to protocol, topic guide for mothers, topic guide for providers, topic guide for sig source of support.
REC name
South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/SW/0218
Date of REC Opinion
27 Dec 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion