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NEW 2023 National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline
COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence was commissioned by the Commonwealth Government of Australia to review and update the National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline in 2023. An Expert Working Group (EWG) formed to develop the National Guideline included representatives of the professional bodies in primary, maternity, postnatal and mental… Read More
Identifying those at risk
The perinatal period, including pregnancy and the following year, is a time of great change in a woman’s life. It is a time when it is common for women to experience a wide range of emotions. For many women, feelings of worry and stress resolve by themselves. But, with some… Read More
Best practice in perinatal care
Supporting & advising health professionals on best practice in perinatal care A key focus of COPE is to support and advise health professionals on best practice in perinatal care. This encompasses the prevention, detection, treatment and management of perinatal mental health disorders in the perinatal period. All advice on this… Read More
Antenatal fact sheets for women and their families
COPE is committed to providing women and their families with high-quality information about antenatal mental health. As such, COPE has developed a series of antenatal mental health fact sheets – downloadable and printable information sheets and resources on antenatal mental health for women and their families. These fact sheets… Read More
Health Promotion Posters
COPE is committed to working with organisations and the community to raise awareness of the challenges that can arise on the journey to parenthood. Below you will find a series of downloadable posters in Pdf Format, that can be placed across a range of settings. Just choose your setting, state… Read More
“It was horrible” Britney Spears opens up about perinatal depression
Britney Spears has shared that she is expecting her third child – and has opened up a global conversation about depression during pregnancy and the first year of having a baby. In a post to… Read More
Hyperemesis Gravidarum and nausea and vomiting in pregnancy – What health professionals need to know
Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP) and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) are common, but underdiagnosed, conditions in pregnancy. They affect 70-80% of women to varying extents and while they are commonly presumed to only occur in the first trimester they often extend well into pregnancy and through to delivery. Read More
Preparing for Parenthood
Be informed and feel reassured on your journey to parenthood, through this self-paced online course. All content is underpinned by Australia's National Guidelines. Read More
About the National Perinatal Mental Health Check
On 12 May 2019, the Commonwealth Government committed $36 million over three years to establish the world-first digital Perinatal Mental Health Check Program, which as now been expanded for a further two years, now until July 2025. Of this investment, funding was be provided to the Centre of Perinatal Excellence… Read More
Clinical and technical features
Clinical features iCOPE is an interactive digital screening platform that facilitates efficient and effective screening in the perinatal period (during pregnancy and year following birth). In line with the National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline, the iCOPE platform currently contains questions pertaining to: Psychosocial risk factors – using the Antenatal… Read More