Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Joint Committee On Health

Issues Relating to Perinatal Mental Health: Discussion

Dr. Margo Wrigley:

No. That is it. There is a way of asking questions that encourages women to come forth. All of us who work in this area are very conscious of the fact there are groups of women who are afraid to say too much in case the baby is removed from them.

Questions can be asked in a particular way to engage with the woman to try to get that information. The public health nurses need to know how to elicit the information, but equally if they elicit information they are concerned about, what they should do about it. That sort of information is provided in the guideline. That only started last year and, as I said, we have done so much but there is more to do.

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