Perinatal mental health in India in the states of Haryana and Telangana: a district level situational analysis
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Background:
Women in the perinatal phase are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems, but in low and middle-income countries such as India, perinatal mental health (PMH) care provision is often scarce. This situational analysis presents the formative findings of the SMARThealth
Pregnancy and Mental Health (PRAMH) project (Votruba et al.). It investigates the nature and availability of maternal mental health policies, legislation, systems, and services, as well as relevant context and community in India on a national, state (Haryana and Telangana) and district
(Faridabad and Siddipet) level.
Findings :
A desktop, scoping review and informal interviews with mental health experts were conducted. Socio-demographic and maternal health indicators vary between Haryana and Telangana. No specific national PMH policy or plan is available. General mental health services exist at a district level within Siddipet and Faridabad but no specific PMH services have been identified.
Implications:
National and state level plans and policies will be critical in establishing services to bridge the existing PMH treatment gap. The findings from this situational analysis will inform the development of a future intervention for PMH in rural communities in Telangana and Haryana.
Women in the perinatal phase are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems, but in low and middle-income countries such as India, perinatal mental health (PMH) care provision is often scarce. This situational analysis presents the formative findings of the SMARThealth
Pregnancy and Mental Health (PRAMH) project (Votruba et al.). It investigates the nature and availability of maternal mental health policies, legislation, systems, and services, as well as relevant context and community in India on a national, state (Haryana and Telangana) and district
(Faridabad and Siddipet) level.
Findings :
A desktop, scoping review and informal interviews with mental health experts were conducted. Socio-demographic and maternal health indicators vary between Haryana and Telangana. No specific national PMH policy or plan is available. General mental health services exist at a district level within Siddipet and Faridabad but no specific PMH services have been identified.
Implications:
National and state level plans and policies will be critical in establishing services to bridge the existing PMH treatment gap. The findings from this situational analysis will inform the development of a future intervention for PMH in rural communities in Telangana and Haryana.
Date Issued
2025-06-30
Date Acceptance
2025-06-03
Citation
Global Mental Health, 2025
ISSN
2054-4251
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Journal / Book Title
Global Mental Health
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
Identifier
10.1017/gmh.2025.10021
Publication Status
Published online
Date Publish Online
2025-06-30