Click here to access the Wales Perinatal Mental Health Curricular Framework - this sets out the knowledge and skills you should obtain as a 'specialist' working within the team. The knowledge and skills outlined at each level of the framework are constructed in an incremental way meaning that, for example, staff operating at the Specialist Practice level (ie within our team) would also be expected to possess the knowledge and skills described at the Informed, Skilled and Enhanced Practice Level. The framework is split into dimensions as below. The e-learning is desigend to help you obtain the knowledge and skills in each domain.

All women, babies and partners experience optimal health and well-being during the perinatal period

All women are supposed to manage factors which may impact on mental health and well-being during the perinatal period. 

 Professionals have a understanding of mental health difficulties both in general and during perinatal period. 

Professionals can obtain a mental health history through sensitive and systematic enquiry. 

Professionals can detect signs and symptoms of distress and disorder in the perinatal period.

Professionals can identify biological, psychological, social and environmental risk factors which influence the development and/or maintenance of perinatal mental distress and disorder. 

Partners and family members are closely involved in perinatal mental health care for women and babies.

 Partners and other family members should expect to be included in information provision and decision making regarding the woman’s mental health, in accordance with the duty of confidentiality to the woman.

Partners and other family members should expect that professionals are mindful that they may have their own mental health needs.

Professionals should be mindful of the potential effects of partners’ or other family members’ mental distress or disorder on the woman’s and infant’s mental health 

Parent-Infant relationships are warm, secure, and attuned during the perinatal mental health period.

Professionals should practice in a way which supports the parent-infant relationship and facilitates optimal infant development

Professionals should recognise when difficulties rise in parent-infant interactions and/or infant development

 Professionals should recognise when a child may be at risk of harm and be able to act to safeguard the chil 

Discrimination and Stigma relating to perinatal mental health difficulties are eliminated or reduced.

 Women and their families can expect professionals to be aware of perceived stigma around mental wellbeing and ill health during the perinatal period.

 Woman and their families should expect professionals to be aware of and understand cultural barriers and differences.

Practice in an anti-discriminatory manner. 

Women should be aware of their right to treatment and to have the information needed to make an informed choice about treatment options.

Women who have a history of mental ill health should receive preconceptual advice regarding the likely effects of pregnancy and childbearing on course of illness and the risks and benefits of treatment. 

Women who have a history of mental ill health should receive preconceptual advice regarding the likely effects of pregnancy and childbearing on course of illness and the risks and benefits of treatment.

Women and their families are aware of the range of services available to them to manage perinatal mental distress and disorder and have easy access to service when required. 

Women receive care from professionals who work as part of a multidisciplinary team and who collaborate across agencies to ensure seamless care.

Women and their families can expect to be offered on appropriate level of support and intervention based on their individual needs.

Women and their families know that any risks faced by themselves, their infant, older children, or others are adequately managed through the care they receive.

Practice within legal, professional, national, and local policy frameworks.