Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Joint Committee On Health
Issues Relating to Perinatal Mental Health: Discussion
Dr. Margo Wrigley:
We are adult services, so the psychiatrists working with them are licensed to see adults. However, what happens with teenage pregnancies where there is a mental health problem, if a child and adolescent psychiatrist is involved, there is then liaison so that there is adequate input. Professor McCarthy might be able describe that a better than I am since he has done it on the ground.