Proposal of an ecosystemic model for comprehensive perinatal mental health care

Ibone Olza a  , Patricia Fernández Lorenzo b  , Ana González Uriarte c  , Francisco Herrero Azorín d  , Susanna Carmona Cañabate e  , Alfonso Gil Sanchez f  , Esperanza Amado Gómez g  , María Emilia Dip h  a) Perinatal Psychiatrist. European Institute of Perinatal Mental Health, Madrid. b) Clinical psychologist. Health Zone III. Mental Health Service in the Principality of Asturias. c) Health Service of Navarra. Infant-Juvenile Mental Health…

Perinatal Mental Health

Maternal Mental Health Matters

After birth, so much is checked. The baby’s weight. The feeding. The healing body. The appointments. The routines. But what about the mother’s wellbeing? Maternal mental health should not depend on whether someone happens to notice, whether a mother has the words to explain what she is experiencing, or whether she reaches breaking point before…

Perinatal Mental Health, Sin categoría

Europe: It’s time to listen to mothers

Make Mothers Matter presents landmark report at the European Parliament, calling for urgent policy actions   Brussels, 17th September 2025 — Europe’s mothers are being ignored. Despite carrying the weight of care, work, and society’s future, they are sidelined in the very policies that affect them most. That’s the message international NGO Make Mothers Matter…

Birth, Ecopsychology, Events, Perinatal Mental Health

Mind the Mum: placing parental mental health and care to the forefront

On October 9 2025, Zoe Galinsoga, aid worker, nurse, and member of the European Institute of Perinatal Mental Health (IESMP), traveled to Slovenia to participate in the kick-off meeting of the project Mind the Mum, which involves collaboration with Cyprus University of Technology, the University of Gdańsk, Birth Forward (a Cypriot activist organization committed to…

Events, Perinatal Mental Health, research