On International Day of The Midwife a sincere thanks to all the midwives out there striving day in and day out to provide safe & personal care to women & babies. A special thanks also to those using their voice to push for positive change. #IDM2024

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Grieving families let down by ‘unacceptable delays’ in coroners’ courts - could not agree more unacceptable delays have adds to the distress of grieving families ⁦⁦Leigh Day Healthcare⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/grievi…

A devastating, damning picture of NHS England maternity care failings is emerging: Prob is not confined to a few eg of extraordinary neglect of mothers & babies, but is a worryingly widespread, if not endemic, phenomenon independent.co.uk/voices/editori… via The Independent

The number of new and expectant mothers in England getting specialist support for mental health issues has almost doubled in the last three years

One woman who experienced postpartum psychosis told Rebecca Barry it can feel like 'the end of the world'

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MASIC worked with the GRACE_study team at Primary Care Warwick to produce a fantastic website resource for women with anal incontinence caused by childbirth injury:

masic.org.uk/getting-help/g…

In the clip below Sarah Hillman 💙 introduces the study:

'The number of new and expectant mothers in England getting specialist support for mental health problems has almost doubled in the last three years, ITV News has learned.' itv.com/news/2024-05-0…

Many congratulations to Gill Castle, stoma swimmer. northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/ch…

'Despite her labour progressing quickly and feeling the 'overwhelming' urge to push, the midwives largely left her and Martin alone in the birthing pool with no real guidance, Ruth says.' news.sky.com/story/grieving…

🆕In this blog, Abbie highlights the importance of building a trauma-informed, clinical network around women whose babies have spent time in NICU pslhub.org/learn/patient-… PMHP UK #maternalmentalhealthawarenessweek #perinatalmentalhealth #mmhaw #mmhaw 24

We have had incredible support already from the first day of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, thank you!When we launched this week in 2017, we never imagined it would become this huge #maternalMHmatters

For #Maternalmentalhealthawarenessweek , we here at PMHP UK want to demystify perinatal mental illness. Here are some symptoms of #birthtrauma - pls seek support from a health care professional.
BirthTrauma are a wonderful resource for support.
#mmhaw
#maternalmhmatters

'Researchers have discovered a link between birth mothers who experienced stressful childhood events and their own children’s behavior problem.' futurity.org/birth-mothers-…

For #Maternalmentalhealthawarenessweek , we at PMHP UK want to demystify perinatal mental illness. Here are some symptoms of #perinatalocd - pls seek support from a health care professional.
Maternal OCD have great resources.
#mmhaw
#maternalmhmatters
#perinatalmentalhealth

Hearing Annette describe, in 1999, how desperate she was to make sure her baby wasn't born inside prison walls, & the pain of being separated from her baby 6 hrs after birth, is so difficult. Unfortunately many women are still experiencing these fears & traumas in prisons today.

Inequity in maternity care is still of concern across all areas of services.

Amma Birth Companions 🧡 share their recent report that adds to the evidence and points out that so much more needs to be done.

Read the article here: maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/inequities-in-…

Welcome to #maternalmentalhealth awarenessweek . The theme for today is Demystifying Perinatal Mental Illness.
Join us on our socials for these Information Sessions:
#maternalmhmatters
#maternalmentalhealth
#Rediscoveringyou
#perinatalmentalhealth
#mmhaw
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#pnd

It's Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week! This sounds worth a listen - supporting a partner with perinatal mental illness can be a lonely experience. #Maternalmentalhealthawarenessweek

'Barbaric' is exactly the right word here, unfortunately.

1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men struggle with their mental health during the perinatal period. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week kicks off on Monday and PMHP UK has a packed programme of info sessions. Meanwhile, get FREE perinatal mental health support online here #MMHAW