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Perinatal Mental Health: A New Multidisciplinary Field of Knowledge?

Monday, October 12, 2026 - 15:36

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Notícias ao Minuto

An opinion piece published in observance of World Mental Health Day, written by Graça Gonçalves, coordinator of the graduate program in Integrated Perinatal Mental Health Care at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

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