Conference Programme
2022
September 27th
9.30 -9.40 | CET Introductions
9:40-10:30 | CET Welcome – Presentation of the RISEUP-PPD project and structure
- Ana Ganho, PhD Action Chair
- Sandra Nakic Rados, PhD, Action Vice-Chair
10:30-12:30 | CET The impact of COVID-19 on mental health systems and services
- Chair: Claire Wilson, King’s College London, UK
- Mervi Jokinen, European Midwives Association: "Maternity care during COVID: was anyone left behind."
- Simone Honikman, University of Cape Town, South Africa: “COVID and perinatal mental health: Challenges and opportunities from South Africa.”
- Nerea Almeda, Loyola University, Spain: “Coping with Psychological Impact of COVID-19: An Analysis of International Online Documents and Recommendations.”
14:00-16:00 | CET Current evidence on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health
- Chair: Emma Motrico, University Loyola, Seville, Spain.
- Vera Mateus, Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique, Portugal: “Rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms in the perinatal period during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- Ana Mesquita, University of Minho, Portugal: “The impact of governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health: A Riseup-PPD COVID-19 task force study.”
- Alkistis Skalkidou, Uppsala University, Sweden: “Mental health among pregnant women during the pandemic in Sweden– a mixed methods approach using data from the Mom2B mobile application.”
- Miguel Cordero, University of Chile, Chile: “Social Determinants of Perinatal Mental Health within the Chilean Maternal & Infant Cohort Study II (ChiMINCs II)”
