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Perinatal Mental Health Project

published on Monday, September 1st, 2025

The Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP) is dedicated to promoting the mental wellbeing of pregnant and postnatal women, and their children, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. Its mission is to integrate high-quality maternal mental health care into existing maternal and child health services, helping to secure access not only to health and development, but […]

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Simone Honikman

published on Friday, August 22nd, 2025

Dr Simone Honikman is Director of the Perinatal Mental Health Project, and Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town. Simone is a medical doctor and has been designing perinatal mental health services and leading perinatal mental health research projects in South Africa for more than 20 years. She has co-developed the WHO guidelines on […]

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