Researchers from King's College London have been looking at the main themes behind perinatal suicide, which is the leading cause of maternal death.

@ClareMcDonnell1 speaks to lead researcher Abigail Easter and a woman called Krystal who shares her own experience 🎧 ⬇️

iHV Leanne Howlett Lizzy Dudeney Ruth Haas Eckersley 💙 Perinatal mental health midwives Dr Sharin Baldwin Christopher Sweeney Debbie M Smith💜 Martha Sercombe PhDMidwives Hilda Beauchamp Perinatal Mental Health & Parenting Research Unit SRIP Early Career Researchers Christine Furber I'm still looking to speak with #healthvisitors and #midwives to discuss thoughts on communicating about suicidal experiences. Please consider taking part. See poster below

Sending our very best wishes from all of us iHV to HRH The Princess of Wales The Prince and Princess of Wales for a full recovery - your health and your family are your priority and we support you in your difficult decisions at this time.
Get well soon 💕

iHV is delighted to share the positive findings from their feasibility study into the use of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) in routine #HealthVisiting practice in England, funded by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood
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As a member of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, we’re excited to support today’s launch of the #AmplifyingMaternalVoices toolkit. Whilst inequities in perinatal mental health care exist, we will continue to push for change:
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Updated SIGN guidelines on perinatal mental health conditions published today. Very proud to have been part of the guideline development team for something so important, and to work alongside such experienced and passionate colleagues from a range of services across Scotland.

I am delighted to see this report from Action for Children, Barnardo’s, National Children's Bureau, NSPCC and The Children's Society who are shining a light on what is needed for the next Government to put children across the UK at the heart. Visit childrenatthetable.org.uk for more. #ChildrenAtTheTable

We strongly support this excellent report & call for better mental health services for 0-5s, including health visiting 👇Royal College of Psychiatrists
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iHV welcomes report from Maternal Mental Health Alliance and Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition : The maternal mental health experiences of young mums. It highlights challenges and needs of young mums across UK and identifies 4 priority areas for future action to better support #YoungMumsMH
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I cannot emphasise this strongly enough, the biggest barrier to parent-infant relationship work now is lack of an appropriately trained workforce. Commissioners are catching on to the benefits of this work. Train your staff now to be in a position to act when the money comes.

Still time to apply for this exciting opportunity working with our amazing team. Do call for an informal chat 😊

At our PIMH conference we heard about the documentary 1001 Days Documentary , which follows a team of home visitors in Alexandra Township in Joburg.
The film is screening Union Chapel London London on Wed 23 Aug, followed by a Q&A.
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Integrated care systems have a unique opportunity to ensure that families get the right maternal mental health support at the right time, close to home. This new briefing from Centre for Mental Health and Maternal Mental Health Alliance sets out how: bit.ly/43KoMb8 #MakeAllCareCount #PIMH

Hi perinatal researchers 👋

It would be super helpful if someone could do a UK validation of this pre- and post-natal bonding scale please. Happy to help!! TIA 😃

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Woah - two affirming tweets re our new #CoParentPad in an hour! This is amazing, exciting & inspiring to us, after working so hard on this new resource.
We're delighted that so many people are reacting so positively... 💛
#allparentsmatter #lgbtqiparents #inclusionmatters

Clare McGuire Marie Balment 💙 iHV Hilda Beauchamp Melita Leanne Howlett NESnmahp Marie Claire Shankland #iHVPIMH2023 It was so good to finally be in the same room with the amazing Scottish #iHVPIMHChampions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Health visitors trial tool that can interpret baby behaviour nursingtimes.net/news/children/…

iHV Team have been very busy bees 🐝 and the stage is now set for #iHVPIMH2023 🌸
We can’t wait to welcome you tomorrow 😁 13 hours and 51 minutes left to book an online ticket👇 eu.eventscloud.com/website/10837/…

This video makes me so proud to be a health visitor. Shining a light on the vital work of health visitors in promoting infant wellbeing and social development, particularly in the first 1001 days. What a way to end #IMHAW2023 ❤️