The Maternal Mental Health Service in New Zealand stocktake report released in 2021 noted several key findings including;
As one of a number of recommendations, the report proposed that more training and education be provided to healthcare providers.
Whāraurau, a national provider of infant, child and youth mental health training and development, has been funded by the government to provide this training and have partnered with PADA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa to develop a series of e-learning modules.
This perinatal mental health and addictions e-learning course will be launched in July 2023 and will be free to access.