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Woman’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit leads a new approach to maternal mental health
Baton Rouge Business Report • • health
Key Points:
- Woman’s Hospital’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit received a Community Impact Award from Business Report’s inaugural Excellence in Healthcare Awards for its pioneering mental health care for pregnant and postpartum women.
- Opened in September 2024, the unit is Louisiana’s first inpatient psychiatric facility dedicated exclusively to pregnant and postpartum women, addressing serious psychiatric conditions with integrated psychiatric and obstetric care.
- The 10-bed unit has served over 400 families from 39 parishes, 102 cities, and seven states, and the hospital has doubled its full-time psychiatrists to support the program since its launch.
- Woman’s Hospital is expanding its perinatal mental health services with an outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic offering medication management and counseling to ensure ongoing care for mothers.
- This initiative marks a significant advancement in maternal mental health care by combining specialized psychiatric and obstetric services in a single, tailored setting for women during pregnancy and early motherhood.
