1.   | Critically analyse risk factors, prevalence and consequences of perinatal mental illness during the antenatal and the postnatal periods. |
2.   | Critically reflect on the different mental health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women from other vulnerable groups or with different cultural backgrounds. |
3.   | Critically evaluate how parental psychosocial issues and childhood experiences influence mental health and the potential development of perinatal mental illness. |
4.   | Critically appraise the effectiveness of contemporary perinatal mental health care practices designed to improve maternal mental health and promote recovery from perinatal mental illnesses. |
5.   | Design a person centred and evidence-based mental health care plan to support the family during their perinatal mental illness recovery journey. |