The Parent and Infant Unit (PIU) provides care within a purpose-built facility (inpatient care) for perinatal parents. Perinatal is the time from becoming pregnant up to a year after giving birth.
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The PIU is an open mental health unit which means all parents admitted are voluntarily engaged in treatment.
People often associate perinatal mental health with women or mothers, but we recognise the diversity in families and provide safe and welcoming services for all parents.
This service is available to eligible people across the Grampians region.
The Parent and Infant Unit is a 5-bed purpose-built mental health inpatient unit for parents and infants. Your baby will stay with you in your room, and you will be supported in the care of your baby.
We have a collaborative approach with families, setting individual treatment plans and encouraging partners or your support people to also be involved in your treatment and revovery.
We work closely with our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team, who can support you with an admission as part of a wider treatment plan, and provide community based mental health treatment following post discharge from our unit.
The Parent and Infant Unit operates 7 days a week.