Subsection 3: Perinatal psychiatry

The holder of the “perinatal psychiatry” authorisation organises joint parent-baby care. This joint care focuses in particular on assessing the parents’ health, parent-baby interactions and the baby’s development. It covers the pre-conceptional and prenatal periods.

To be authorised for “perinatal psychiatry”, the holder must be authorised for “adult psychiatry” and “child and adolescent psychiatry”. By way of derogation, the holder of a “child and adolescent psychiatry” authorisation may enter into an agreement with a holder of the “adult psychiatry” authorisation.

Where necessary, the holder of the authorisation for this field provides assessment, advice and expertise to other holders of authorisations in psychiatry and to holders of authorisations in gynaecology-obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal intensive care.