This podcast, developed in consultation with perinatal psychiatrists from Belmont Private Hospital—Queensland’s only dedicated inpatient mother–baby unit delivering care for over 30 years—equips GPs with practical knowledge to identify and manage both common and complex presentations in perinatal mental health.
Through a relaxed, case-based conversation, experts explore real-world scenarios including antenatal depression and anxiety, postpartum obsessional symptoms, distinguishing baby blues from postnatal depression, and the critical importance of recognising and responding to postpartum psychosis.
Belmont Private Hospital is Queensland’s largest private mental health hospital Belmont is the only high acuity private mental health hospital in Queensland with a special care unit for complex patients, along with neurostimulation services including ECT and rTMS. Belmont has over 40 psychiatrists located onsite in private practice.
Established in 1991, the Brisbane Centre for Postnatal Disorders (BCPND) at Belmont Private Hospital has been a leading provider of specialised care for women experiencing Perinatal mood disorders. Over 32 years, we have helped countless mothers regain their emotional well-being and develop the skills necessary to be the mothers they desire to be.