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Abstract IDPresenterAbstract Title
141Dr Kaat De BackerIntersecting identities among mothers who have their baby removed at birth – a trauma-informed narrative study
258Dr Teresa ReisImpact of Implementing a Support Group for Grief After Pregnancy Loss
197Dr Catriona HippmanThrough the Woods: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Postpartum
330Dr Raquel CatalaoTowards person-centred maternal and newborn care in Ethiopia: a mixed method study of satisfaction and experiences of care
474Dr Cerith WatersExtending the Impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Perinatal Mental Health Across the Welsh Healthcare System
397Dr Madhuri H NanjundaswamyHelp-Seeking Patterns for Perinatal Mental Health in India: Insights from the Tele-MANAS National Tele-Mental Health Program
434Dr Madhuri H NanjundaswamyClozapine Use During Pregnancy in Women with Severe Mental Illness: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Perinatal Psychiatry Service, India
465Dr Qing LiPregnancy-Associated Suicide in the United States: Intimate Partner Adversity, Mental Health, and Firearm Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2018–2022
456Dr Qing LiPregnancy-Associated Homicide in the United States: Firearms as Lethal Means and Intimate Partner Violence Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2018–2022
280Dr Anteneh AsefaUnraveling the link between the mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression: a prospective longitudinal study in Ethiopia and Guinea
432Dr Sigridur Sia JonsdottirExpectant fathers’ mental health and satisfaction in their intimate relationship
118Dr Sara AlbuquerqueChildhood maltreatment and prior psychopathology as moderators of the association between negative childbirth experiences and perinatal PTSD symptoms
418Dr Madeleine BentonThe mental health impact of gestational diabetes mellitus: A qualitative longitudinal study
350Dr Sarah HarrisBreastfeeding during maternal lithium therapy: an audit of infant plasma lithium levels and short-term outcomes
128Prof Susan Garthus-NiegelPerinatal depressive symptom trajectory classes in mothers and partners and their prospective associations with parents’ health-related quality of life and child development three years after childbirth
221Dr Pamela NorcrossEffects of Prenatal Group Social Support on Postpartum Depression: Role of SES Risk
784Dr Elizabeth Bodunde“Will I ever recover?” Women’s experiences and perceptions of mental health following pregnancy and birth complications: A qualitative study
218Dr Betty-Shannon PrevattCenteringPregnancy: Reducing Anxiety for Women with High Socioeconomic Risk
384Dr Zoë DarwinUnderstanding Perinatal mental heaLth inequality in reFugees and Those seeking asylum (UPLIFT asylum): Co-producing perinatal mental health research priorities
268Dr Gail Erlick RobinsonThe Effect on Women and their Children of Pressuring Mothers to Breastfeed
446Mrs Ruth JinadInternational interventions strengthening equitable perinatal mental health systems for women at risk of adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review
169Dr Tamara MackroyBridging screening and sustained recovery in maternal mental health: A trauma informed community integrated stabilization model
374Dr Sandraluz Lara-CinisomoLeveraging Technology and Culturally Sensitive Communication to Engage Spanish-speaking Women in Evidence-Based Perinatal Depression Interventions
168Dr Michele LevinePerinatal depressive symptoms are not associated with postpartum maternal diet quality
475Dr Chinyere N. ReidMore than a checklist: A qualitative exploration into postpartum mental health screening and the transition to community support
273Dr John SoehlA pilot qualitative assessment of patient perspectives on sources of information about their pregnancy during antenatal hospitalization
191Dr Sara StatuckiManagement of mental disorders during pregnancy, postpartum and lactation period: A retrospective analysis in a specialized psychiatric outpatient clinic
336Ms Maggie ThurerMental health crisis planning in the perinatal period: stakeholder perspectives on the use of Advance Choice Documents
160Dr Marko Breedt-KriekSocial Support in Peripartum Depression: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study at a District Hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa
152Ms Saki DoiThe Effect of a Trauma-Informed Care Video Training Program for Midwives: A Randomized Controlled Trial
228Dr Jennifer DuffecyInventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS) Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Intervention for Mood Management During Pregnancy
185Ms Sawako KamoAssociation between Infantile Atopic Dermatitis and Mother-to-infant Bonding Disorder: A Cross-sectional Study
304Prof Gaotswake Patience KovaneThe development of a Childbirth Preparation Education Programme (CPEP) to alleviate postnatal depression (PND) among primigravid women in public health facilities
194Dr Jessica LiddellGeography, Culture, and Care: Understanding Postpartum Mental Health in Rural Aotearoa New Zealand
371Ms Floriana MilazzoMaternal mood trajectories across the perinatal period among women with severe mental health illness
257Ms Mmapule Motshabi Maria MoseteAn integrative literature review (ILR) on the existing evidence on the support needs of perinatal women after pregnancy loss
121Prof Daisuke NishiEffectiveness of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressive Symptoms During Pregnancy by Using Real-World Data: Retrospective Cohort Study
450Dr Marinthea RichterCertified neonatal therapists’ role in parental perinatal mental health for families receiving palliative care in the NICU
263Mr Mukhtar SaniMaternal Psychosocial Distress and Pregnancy-Related Attitudinal Responses in Gombe State, Nigeria
159Mrs Evah NcubeAustralian midwives’ perceptions and practice of trauma-informed care: A qualitative study
20Mrs Kim VermaakChildhood trauma as a risk factor for postpartum depression: a lived experience and advocacy perspective
386Ms Francisca TeixeiraPerinatal maternal mental health, bonding, and coparenting: Associations with infant effortful control at six months

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9Dr Stephanie HansonThe Relationship Between Birth Trauma and Perinatal Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study
10Dr Stephanie HansonUnderstanding Relationships Between Birth Trauma, Helplessness, and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
11Dr Stephanie HansonWomen’s Experiences of Helplessness and Powerlessness During the Perinatal Period
13Dr Yumna Minty-SethA comparison of HIV positive and negative patients attending a maternal mental health clinic
71Dr Yumna Minty-SethClinical and sociodemographic characteristics associated with perinatal depression and HIV
117Dr Nahoko ShiratoNational Survey on Postpartum Care Service Users in Japan
123Dr Shinichi HoshiNational Survey on Awareness and User Perceptions of Postpartum Care Programs in Japan
127Dr Teresa ReisMatter: implementing automated perinatal mental health screening and multidisciplinary capacity building in primary care
138Ms Vimbai CarrSeeing the person in care: A hermeneutic phenomenology study of mothers’ experiences of Mother and Baby unit care and support after postpartum psychosis
139Mrs Stacey Ann PillayEmpowering adolescent mothers: A path to perinatal mental wellbeing in rural South Africa through results-based innovation
140Mr Asterico NeemaIntegrating a Stepped Care Pathway for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Routine Maternal Care in Kenya: Provider-Led Adaptations to Screening, PM+, and Telepsychiatry
143Dr Jessica LiddellUnderstanding the Perinatal Mental Health Needs of Rural Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Families: A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Experiences in Montana
144Dr Anne-Laure Sutter-DallaySynthesis of Findings from the Francophone Mother–Baby Unit Database
149Dr Anna RommelThe Association Between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Birth Plan Changes and Birth Trauma Symptoms in a New York City Cohort
164Prof Rorisang MachailoEmpowerment Strategies for Child Psychiatric Nurses: A research perspective
165Dr Loulia FurmanIt takes a Village to Break the Cycle of Stress: A Structured Narrative Review of Interventions Reducing Maternal Anxiety and Improving Pediatric Preventive Care Uptake
170Dr Jennifer PayneNavigating breastfeeding with postpartum depression: Insights on behaviors, barriers, and support needs from a multinational survey
179Mrs Melitta GqadaExploration of the lived experiences and support needs of parents with preterm babies in selected South African tertiary hospitals.
181Dr Sydney BoatengOh No, It’s a Girl: Nuances of Perinatal Depression in Central Asian Culture
195Dr Jessica LiddellAdvancing Perinatal Behavioral Health: Development and Implementation of a Recovery Doula Training Program
198Dr Guitelle St. VictorThe Undisclosed Side of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
206Dr David ŠkrdaTo treat or not to treat? An observational study of the impact of psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and their treatment on exposed children
217Dr Hamidah OlaosebikanStrengthening Integrated Pathways: A Quantitative Evaluation of Perinatal Mental Health Care within a Western Australian Tertiary Hospital Framework using International and National Benchmarks
222Dr Abby BrittRelationships Among Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, DNA Methylation and Labor Dysfunction Outcomes in a Cohort of Black Pregnant People in the Southeastern United States
225Dr Eynav AccorttExamining the longitudinal relationships between hypertension, sleep quality, and postpartum mental health in women with adverse pregnancy outcomes
227Dr Eynav AccorttThe Benefit of Social and Professional Support Many Years After the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience
231Dr Rebecca HillTranslating Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for online delivery: what can the digital mental health literature tell us about the most effective adaptations?
233Dr Yvette NelDelusions related to motherhood in women with SMI admitted to a tertiary specialist hospital in Johannesburg South Africa
238Dr Saadia Amir AlviA Quality improvement project to identify Health Inequalities within the Perinatal Mental Health Liaison Service and look at ways to tackle them.
240Ms Louise FisherSymposium title: Integrated health and social care for women experiencing perinatal trauma, loss, and separation: from service access to safeguarding practice
247Ms Shaazia PatelGrowth and Healing in Matrescence: South African Muslim Indian Mothers’ Therapeutic Journeys with Perinatal Depression
252Dr Menasia PattersonService Use and Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnant Women Attending a Women’s Mental Health Clinic
256Dr John SoehlA pilot qualitative assessment of patient perspectives on antenatal hospitalization due to pregnancy complications
259Dr Teresa ReisAdaptation of the Mother in Me program in primary care: preliminary outcomes of a mindfulness-based perinatal mental health intervention
261Dr Berta FerreiraMaternal and paternal hallucinations after severe sleep deprivation in the late postpartum period
262Ms Ruth OgbonnaPrevalence and Factors Associated with Common Mental Disorders Among Perinatal Women in Gombe State, Nigeria
267Dr Gail Erlick RobinsonRestriction of Access to Abortion is Violence Against Women
275Ms Hiroe YamamotoQualitative Descriptive Study of Parents’ Feelings Toward First-Time Parenting at Three Months Postpartum
309Dr LaTrice WrightWhen Bedrest Meets Belonging: Development and Implementation of an Inpatient Antepartum Support Group in a High-Risk Obstetric Setting
322Dr Michele OkunBeyond ‘Normal’ Pregnancy Sleep: Identifying Modifiable Sleep Factors Linked to Perinatal Mood Risk
323Dr Michele OkunEffects of a Smart Bassinet on Maternal Well Being and Infant Sleep Duration
331Dr Katie Rose SanfilippoThe Music and Parental Wellbeing Alliance: Advancing global practice through interdisciplinary and international collaboration
334Dr Sarah BarberHealth trajectories and shifting identities of pregnant women with severe mental illness in Ethiopia: a longitudinal qualitative study
335Dr Sarah BarberPre conception and perinatal health disadvantages among women with severe mental illness in Ethiopia: a mixed method study
345Prof Inês JongenelenInfant regulatory functioning in the context of maternal prenatal PTSD symptoms
346Dr Gabija Jarašiūnaitė-FedosejevaBODYPOSI: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Online Positive Body Image Intervention for Postpartum Women
351Dr Sandraluz Lara-CinisomoEnhancing Cesarean Recovery: Protocol for a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Pain Management and Postpartum Depression Prevention
355Dr Zoë DarwinSupporting Parent-Infant Relationships Equitably (SPIRE): A mixed-methods evaluation of national guidance on discussing parent-infant relationships in perinatal services
356Ms Yodit TesfayeTrauma-Informed Research Methods: Adaptation and Implementation in Mental Health Research with Women and Homeless Persons with Severe Mental Illness in Ethiopia
358Dr Mandy GrahamFeeling human again: lived experience perspectives of the value of Occupational Therapists working within perinatal mental health services in the UK
362Ms Natasha BakerImproving Infant Feeding Support for Women with Severe Mental Illness: Findings from a World Café Stakeholder Consultation
370Prof Inês JongenelenMaternal and infant behaviors during early dyadic interaction: Does parental reflexive functioning matter?
378Dr Teresa ReisEvaluating a group-based mother–infant intervention in perinatal mental health care: a controlled outpatient study
379Prof Karen Hazell-RaineMaternal ADHD in the perinatal period: Identifying vulnerability to inform prevention
381Ms Ashwathi PGDevelopment Of An Integrated Grief Therapy For Indian Women Survivors Of Perinatal Loss
389Dr Sundarnag GanjekarAssessing the awareness and needs of perinatal mental health in the rural areas
395Dr Gabija Jarašiūnaitė-FedosejevaA Short Version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties in Five European Countries
408Dr Karlene CunninghamData Quality Challenges in Developing Machine Learning Models for Perinatal Mental Health: Lessons from a Rural-Serving Healthcare System
410Dr Jessica ReedDryer Sheets & Cornstarch: A Case of Pica in Pregnancy
413Dr Hiroshi YamashitaClinical profiles of early postpartum bonding difficulties and their psychosocial correlates in low-risk and high-risk Japanese mothers
414Ms Bahle Francisca MatroseUnderstanding the diversity of pregnancy and mental health experiences in a South African urban setting
419Prof Elizabeth PeterMental Health and Workforce Impacts of Midwives’ Experiences of Moral Distress and Moral Injury
420Ms Bahle Francisca MatroseWalking a Tightrope: The Dual Roles of Supportive Counselling and Research Interviewing in Low Resource Maternal Mental Health Settings
423Prof Inês JongenelenA systematic review about perinatal parental anxiety and depression and infant developmental and mental health outcomes
426Mrs Kateřina Azim AburasPsychological outcomes and support dynamics in online perinatal communities: A systematic review
429Dr Gina RenckenCo-production of Caregiver Sensory Awareness to Strengthen Co-regulation and Protect against Perinatal Mental Health Difficulties
433Dr Jyoti LakhwaniMothering in neonatal intensive care units: Lived Experiences of preterm infants’ mothers in Lusaka, Zambia
437Ms Bahle Francisca MatroseExploring the usefulness of transference in neonatal qualitative research
445Dr Karlene CunninghamEvaluating the Perinatal Mental Health Treatment Cascade in a Rural-Serving Healthcare System: Identifying Gaps in Care Delivery
454Mrs Ruth MathysPeer-Based Antenatal and Postnatal Classes: Strengthening Perinatal Social Support in Resource-Limited Settings Through a Blended Delivery Model
460Dr Ketevan MarrPrevalence, risk and protective factors of postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms in Benin
461Dr Ketevan MarrTreated and untreated maternal prenatal mental health difficulties and child neurodevelopmental and socioemotional outcomes in childhood
466Dr Mwawi Ng’omaDevelopment of a “Theory of Change” strategic roadmap to support integration of mental health into maternal and child healthcare services in Malawi
469Mrs Kateřina Azim AburasOnline Social Support and Perinatal Mental Health: The Case of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Among First-Time Mothers
470Dr Cerith WatersThe barriers and facilitators of implementing Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) in specialist perinatal community mental health services
471Ms Hessa Al AliEstablishing the First Perinatal Mental Health Service in the UAE: A Descriptive Case Study and National Survey on Stigma and Service Needs
476Ms Joanna Owusu-DaakuThe Heritability of Reaction Time Variability in Families with and without ADHD
490Ms Niveditha P JoyThe transition to parenthood: the lived experience of women with Perinatal Mental illness and their spouses