Commissioner of Mental Health Queensland, says the state is not able to the wife of one of the most vulnerable times in their lives - during pregnancy and after birth months. Lesley van Schoubroeck publish a discussion this week highlights the "failure" of mental health services for Queensland women during their childbearing years.
She said Queensland had only one bed public hospital to women suffering from postpartum depression and their babies, dedicated to the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane.
"We need much more investment in this area to Queensland with the rest of Australia take," she said. "Access to clinical services are not good. Compared to the rest of Australia, which is too bad, really stupid."
His comments follow the publication of the last maternal and perinatal quality report Queensland Council, revealing 60 women died in the three years between January 2009 and December 2011, while having a baby or within 365 days of pregnancy ends. Of these, 19 have their own lives.
Chairman Michael Humphrey, said that although the number of mothers suicide was a major concern, the problem has been observed in Australia and abroad.
Dr. van Schoubroeck said his role would increase to create the need for public mental health specialist, a hospital for women and their babies unit.
While Belmont Brisbane Private Hospital has 10 beds for women with postpartum depression and their babies who defend the need for the public entity.
"Western Australia has a public unit of eight beds and eight beds will open soon," said Dr. Schoubroeck. "South Australia has a public unit of six beds."
She said Victoria had 42 beds for women and their babies by the public and private sectors.
"My opinion is that you moderate experience in six women to severe perinatal mental illness," said Dr. Schoubroeck. "There are a lot of women."
She said the public document, such as the mental health of the community can be improved for women during the perinatal period also advise - give birth within one year of the conception of her baby.
A Queensland Health spokesman said that women who require postpartum depression treatment could suffer in the public hospital are included with their babies in a unit of mental health care, maternity services, general hospital.
"This is usually accompanied by psychological support coordinated advice," he said.
A ministry spokesman said Lawrence Spring part of the impetus behind the government of Newman "mothers and Bubs" initiative, which cost $ 28.9 million over four years of health, went with postpartum depression get women.
Under this policy, women receive two home visits a health worker of the child in the first months of a baby.
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph 18 August 2014th