Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Joint Committee On Health
Issues Relating to Perinatal Mental Health: Discussion
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I apologise for cutting in, but it is useful for us to get the detail. I have been reading some of the research on this and it seems to be very common that people would not necessarily hide their illness but they may underplay it during a pregnancy because they are worried they might be identified as problematic. I am trying to get a sense of when such people are identified. Is it at the 20-week scan? Are people being encouraged to talk about having an eating disorder, say, or something else that is happening in the woman's life, such as disability or ADHD? Are we encouraging a moment where women could say to their caregivers, "This is an issue for me and I need support"?
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