Bushfires and Mothers' Mental Health in Pregnancy and Recent Post-Partum.

Nicolas CherbuinAmita BansalJane E DahlstromHazel CarlisleMargaret BroomRalph NananStewart SutherlandSotiris VardoulakisChristine B PhillipsMichael J PeekBruce K ChristensenDeborah DavisChristopher J Nolan

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)

These findings provide novel evidence that the mental health of pregnant women and mothers of newborn babies is vulnerable to major climate catastrophes such as bushfires.

Keyphrases

mental health
pregnant women
mental illness
pregnancy outcomes
climate change
preterm birth
gestational age