Poor psychosocial support and lack of respectful care for women during childbirth are commonplace in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. While WHO recommends providing supportive care to pregnant women, there is a scarcity of material for building the capacity of maternity staff to provide systematic and inclusive psychosocial support to women in the intrapartum phase and prevent work stress and burnout in maternity teams. To address this need we adapted WHO's mhGAP and its training manual for maternity care staff to provide psychosocial support in labour room settings. Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) is an evidence-based intervention which focuses on providing psychosocial support to people with mental, neurological and substance-use disorders (MNS).

Mental Health, Low- and middle-income countries, psychological support, maternity care