Factors influencing decision-making around pregnancy among women with severe mental illness (SMI): A qualitative study.

CONCLUSION: Women with SMI who plan to become pregnant, especially from low-income settings in India, are disadvantaged by stigma and societal expectations, affecting their ability to make optimum decisions during this crucial period. Decision-making around pregnancy in women with SMI is complex and appears to be influenced by several socio-cultural factors and needs to be dealt with sensitively. PMID: 32579050 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - June 23, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bagadia A, Nanjundaswamy MH, Ganjekar S, Thippeswamy H, Desai G, Chandra PS Tags: Int J Soc Psychiatry Source Type: research