Table 2.
Type of mental health services accessed across the study period
Type of mental health services contact | Time period | |||||
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Baseline to 28 weeks gestation (T1) N = 40 |
28 weeks gestation to 3 months postpartum (T2) N = 40 |
Overall (T1 + T2 combined) N = 55 |
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Primary care | ||||||
Low-intensity therapy | 2 | (5.0) | 2 | (5.0) | 2 | (3.6) |
High-intensity therapy | 10 | (25.0) | 8 | (20.0) | 11 | (20.0) |
Secondary care | ||||||
Community psychiatric nurse | 0 | 0 | 1 | (2.5) | 1 | (1.8) |
Clinical psychologist or counsellor | 9 | (22.5) | 3 | (7.5) | 9 | (16.4) |
Community psychiatrist | 0 | 0 | 1 | (2.5) | 1 | (1.8) |
Perinatal psychiatric or home treatment team | 18 | (45.0) | 22 | (55.0) | 27 | (49.1) |
Other mental health outpatient | 0 | (0) | 1 | (2.5) | 1 | (1.8) |
Inpatient care | ||||||
Inpatient admission | 1 | (2.5) | 3 | (7.5) | 4 | (7.3) |