Villupuram Pilots Mental Health Screening for Pregnant Women
Tamil Nadu will pilot a programme in Villupuram district to strengthen mental healthcare for mothers. Village Health Nurses and medical officers are being trained to screen pregnant women for mental health problems, mainly depression. Screening will happen during the antenatal and postnatal periods, with timely care.
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Context: The perinatal period covers pregnancy and the months after birth, when depression is common and often missed. Village Health Nurses are frontline health workers in India's public health system who visit homes in rural areas.
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