Perinatal Mental Health Program

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria for the Perinatal Mental Health Program

• Pregnant women over the age of 16 or 11 months postpartum.  
• Reason for referral: Prevention, new onset, or recurrence of depression, mania, psychosis, anxiety disorders in the context of anticipated pregnancy, current pregnancy/postpartum.  
• Complicated perinatal bereavement (up to one year after delivery).  
• Referrals for adoptions (from 40 weeks pre-adoption and for babies up to 11 months of age).  
• Referral submitted by a TOH-affiliated physician, nurse  practitioner, midwife OR re-referral of a previously seen patient by their community physician for a subsequent pregnancy OR TOH psychiatrist requesting additional support during pregnancy/postpartum  
• Valid health insurance: OHIP, out of province provincial health insurance (excluding Quebec), who have recently moved to the Ottawa region and are awaiting their three-month approval of OHIP, valid Interim Federal Health Insurance, valid Medavie Blue Cross coverage with The Department of National Defence.
• Patient residing within Champlain LHIN (with occasional exceptions for extended geographic regions). 

Exclusion criteria for the Perinatal Mental Health Program

• Patient is NOT currently pregnant or is over one year postpartum (exception- one-time consults for pre-pregnancy medication consults).
• Invalid or NO health insurance *RAMQ or self-pay (e.g. from foreign countries) is not accepted.  
• Patient is currently being followed by community psychiatrist.  
• Primary referral reason: coping with infertility, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), perimenopausal symptoms, Substance Use Disorder (SUD), personality disorder, eating disorder, trauma therapy, parenting capacity assessment.  
• Fathers with postpartum depression.