Chapter 1 18 pregnant women and their offspring in Part II, Box 1.1 explains the MoMentUM study. We evaluated the UP rates and neonatal outcomes after unintended pregnancies in Chapter 4. A subgroup of the MoMentUM dataset was further analyzed in Chapter 5, as we evaluated maternal and neonatal outcomes after exposure to lithium during pregnancy. In this chapter, we present data on a selected group of women with bipolar disorders. In Part III we explored how persons with lived experience with psychiatric vulnerability view desire for children in relation to mental health, in a qualitative focus group study (Chapter 6). As we continued building on qualitative data from persons with lived experience, Chapter 7 describes narratives of women who have unintended pregnancies during their pregnancies and in the postpartum period using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This chapter specifically focuses on the personal impact of UPs on persons with psychiatric vulnerability. Chapter 8 displays the findings of a mixed methods study where quantitative data from two additional nationwide questionnaires (one questionnaire from the MIND panel (Box 1.1) and one questionnaire with mental health professionals) were combined with qualitative findings from focus groups with persons with lived experience in psychiatric healthcare. Here, we explored the perspective of mental health professionals on conversations about desire for children in psychiatric healthcare. This chapter presents integrated personal perspectives from focus groups and shared perspectives based on questionnaire data. Finally, Chapter 9 provides summaries and interpretations of all key findings in addition to directions for future research and clinical implications.
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