Research activities are an integral part of HUG's mission, and are carried out in close collaboration with the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine.
The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), a leading national and international academic institution, brings together eight public hospitals and two clinics.
Promote information, prevention, screening and treatment for perinatal depression, targeting professionals on the one hand and the general population on the other.
Create, update and distribute a Guide to the main places in Geneva that care for women suffering from perinatal depression and their children and relatives.
Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and links between physical health and psychological health in treating women, with a view to providing perinatal continuity.
Develop, at a canton level, prenatal interviewing for the prevention and screening of perinatal depression.
Improve patient referral and respond to the growing demand for specialized care for mothers and mothers-to-be.
Make “non-psychiatric” professionals aware of psychological issues and support them in the comprehensive care of the psychological health of women during the perinatal period.