id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-326414-kq8gru3c Aryal, Shreyashi Maternal Mental Health in Nepal and its Prioritization During COVID-19 Pandemic: Missing the Obvious 2020-07-04 .txt text/plain 740 41 53 title: Maternal Mental Health in Nepal and its Prioritization During COVID-19 Pandemic: Missing the Obvious Under-prioritization of womens' psychiatric issue at these times would be missing the obvious. Mental health in pregnancy and puerperium is not addressed to the extent of its necessity and this pandemic has increased the ever present gap in maternal mental health issues. Nepal has just above 57% institutional deliveries and this pandemic may force women to go back Screening for maternal mental health issues is a low priority in Nepal and addressing this issue should be a priority now than ever before. A liaison plan should be made with the involvement of mental health service providers to identify antenatal and postnatal psychiatric issues during hospital stay. Pregnancy and labor cannot wait and along with this comes mental health care. We need to make sure that these women go through a pleasant birth experience through the integration of physical and mental health. ./cache/cord-326414-kq8gru3c.txt ./txt/cord-326414-kq8gru3c.txt