People with intellectual disability are more likely to experience mental health conditions than people without intellectual disability. People with intellectual disability also experience barriers to accessing appropriate mental health care.
It is important that people with intellectual disability receive appropriate mental health care during pregnancy and in the year after childbirth (the perinatal period). This is important because co-occurring mental health conditions can contribute to poor outcomes for people with intellectual disability and their families.
This project will use existing linked health service datasets (eg, hospitalisations, emergency department visits, mental health service contacts) to examine the mental health service use of new and expecting parents with intellectual disability.
