Perinatal Psychopharmacology 

From data to decision

For Healthcare Professionals

A 4 week accelerated program for confident, defensible prescribing in pregnancy.

Perinatal prescribing requires structured decision-making in the context of incomplete data, competing guidelines and variable clinical presentations.

This intensive program is designed for healthcare professionals who require a clear, clinically rigorous approach to psychopharmacology in pregnancy and the postpartum period.

The ARC Perinatal Prescribing Intensive integrates applied perinatal psychopharmacology with a formal decision-making framework, combining evidence review, clinical reasoning and real-world case application.

Your enrolment includes:

  • 4x 75 minute live online clinical decision-making sessions.
  • A practical framework for interpreting perinatal psychopharmacology evidence in real-world care
  • Updated Perinatal Psychopharmacology on-demand program
  • 8 CPD points (including 4 ethical points)
  • Case-based discussions and live clinical Q & A with peers

The details:

  • Time: Tuesdays, 18:00-19:15
  • Dates: 4, 11, 18, 25 August 2026
  • Enrolment closes: 31 July 2026

4 Weekly LIVE sessions 

with Dr Elsa Du Toit

  • Week 1: When Evidence is not the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth
  • Week 2: Perinatal Healthcare: Every decision carries risk
  • Week 3: High Stakes Decision Making & Perinatal Psychiatric Emergencies
  • Week 4: Clear Decisions in complex contexts
     

3

Perinatal Psychopharmacology

  • Module 1: Antidepressants
  • Module 2: Mood Stabilisers
  • Module 3: Antipsychotics
  • Module 4: Anxiolytics and Stimulants

Designed to complement the live sessions these modules allow you to engage with the pharmacology content in your own time while building a more nuanced and clinically applicable understanding of perinatal psychopharmacology.

Structured evidence-based summaries, key studies and curated resources are included to help streamline the process of interpreting and contextualising the literature in practice.

What my clients have to say!


”

The workshop was extremely beneficial and has improved my prescribing knowledge and inspired me to do more reading on maternal mental health topics and women's mental health in general.

-Pharmacology Attendee


”

This has been a topic I’ve been longing for in a workshop as it’s a special interest area of mine, and providing evidence-based treatment in this part of a woman’s life is so important and so poorly understood by most doctors.


-Pharmacology Attendee


”

I found the content was expertly curated, highly informative & addressed the complexities of medication management during pregnancy and the postpartum. I especially appreciated the balance between evidence-based guidance and practical case examples which made the material both accessible and clinically relevant. I feel more confident in supporting my patients and families during this critical time.


-Pharmacology Attendee

Led by Dr. Elsa du Toit

25 years in medicine

15 years focused on perinatal psychiatry

 

Dr. du Toit brings a unique combination of deep clinical expertise and holistic thinking about maternal and family health.

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