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Module 7: Migration and maternal mental health

By the end of this module you will be able to:

  • Understand the additional stresses on migrant women that may precipitate mental health problems.
  • Identify the different ways in which women from different cultures may conceptualise and express mental distress, and the challenges this may present to the professional seeking to identify mental health needs.
  • Apply the NICE guideline on antenatal and postnatal mental health to migrant women, covering both identification and treatment.
  • Understand the additional mental health needs that asylum seekers, refugees, ‘refused’ asylum seekers and victims of trafficking may have.

This module has eight components.


1. Reflective Practice

Is there any point asking a woman who doesn't speak English about her mental health? Please give your reasons.


2. Presentation


3. Case study


4. Case study question

How would you describe Josette's mental health?



5. Case study question

What steps would you take to ensure that she gets help with the way she is feeling?



6. Case study question

Is there anything you could do to improve her accommodation situation?



7. Case study question

What advice would you give her about things she could do to feel better?

Suggested answers


8. Resources and further reading