Mother And Baby Mental Health Unit Nsw. Mother and Baby Unit St John of God Burwood Service Description. The Mother Baby Unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital is a mental health inpatient unit where mothers and babies can be admitted to receive care for mental health conditions from birth up until your baby is 12 months old.
A mother with severe and acute mental health conditions can negatively impact the babys emotional and behavioural growth. Factors such as physical health social wellbeing and exposure to harmful behaviours can influence health outcomes for both mothers and babies. Child Youth and Family Health Services.
This is an important step to ensuring appropriate care and treatment for mothers and their babies in NSW when an acute hospital admission is necessary due to perinatal mental illness.
Child Youth and Family Health Services. The NSW Governments Statewide Mental Health Infrastructure Program includes funding for specialist acute mental health units for mothers and babies. 20 Aug 2019. Evidence shows that it is the best for mother and baby to return home as soon as possible after birth.