GPs- check out our website to support GPs with #infantfeeding #breastfeeding clinical issues gpifn.org.uk (our hospital medical colleagues can follow HIFN and see hifn.org)

***RESEARCH into the impact of COVID-19 on the postnatal period for women experiencing PND*** Researchers from University of Hertfordshire are looking for 1st-time mums who gave birth Mar 2020-21 and experienced PND to share their experiences. Contact [email protected] for more information.

We place so much emphasis on managing physical complications of pregnancy, but sadly mental health related causes remain a leading cause of death in women during pregnancy or up to a year postnatal

Introducing GPs Championing Perinatal Care , a new network of UK GPs collaborating to improve perinatal care in primary care. GPs have a central role in caring for all family members, and the time before, during and after a pregnancy is an important time for health 1/5

80% of men become fathers. This #InternationalMensDay2021 let’s commit to really get to know who these men are, how they want to father & recognise them as true players in the parenting journey. It’s time to bust the myths, recognise their unique role & work to support them.

Fathers get perinatal mental illness too. Thanks Ash for sharing your story

Our third aim is to increase GP awareness of the MBRRACE reports and their relevance to GPs everywhere. Preventing maternal deaths, we are all part of the solution. Clare Macdonald Marian Knight MBE Judy Shakespeare Julia Darko Dr Louise Santhanam 💙 Sarah Hillman 💙

Well this is some great news for Exeter! 👏

17 women died from covid-19 acquired during pregnancy or immediately postpartum between 16/05/2021 and 31/10/2021 (Delta period). In this period 96% of women admitted with symptomatic covid-19 in pregnancy were unvaccinated, showing strong protection from the vaccine UKOSS

It is really soul destroying that Nigel Farage has 1.6 million followers Yet our account, run by NHS staff to raise awareness of key issues and help lift the spirits of our colleagues, only has 700k Please follow and RT if you can to help put that right

The GP 6-8 week postnatal check remains a ***high priority*** during the COVID-19 pandemic, although isolation, staffing and workload pose huge challenges to provision of primary care currently. Dr Louise Santhanam 💙 elearning.rcgp.org.uk/pluginfile.php…

What do you say? 🤐 What do you say when you leave on time and that’s not OK? I couldn’t … at the time So I wrote it down If you’re a surgeon, a trainer, a supervisor, a man (or indeed a woman)… please read instagram.com/p/CZkLb9_A9RA/…

The motherload. Big respect to all the doctor mummies out there trying to juggle. I hear you

🌟Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week🌟 GPs can play a key role in identifying, managing & supporting the whole family with perinatal mental health issues. The Royal College of General Practitioners toolkit is a great resource for all things Perinatal Mental Health #maternalMHmatters rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-r…

I had never seen this before, but I'm glad I now have. I recommend you all watch it and reflect on what has happened and what continues to happen.

I’ve worked in A&E for 22 years & seen nothing like this before. The NHS is in a critical state. We need urgent action for sake of our staff & patients. Steve Barclay Rishi Sunak we need you to listen to those who know what’s happening. To get them to listen, pls retweet

So proud of my wife Laura Davies and drsarahandrews for winning Exeter Chamber business award for Mama Health. So much hard work goes into developing what will be an awesome resource to support new mums. SETsquared Exeter

Delighted to share our podcasts on Perinatal Mental Health aimed are primary health professionals - sharing the learning from the GP Spotlight project in small bite size form 🚀

A podcast series by NHS England & NHS England Workforce, Training and Education on perinatal mental health aims to improve understanding of perinatal mental health conditions, pathways, working relationships. Access here: orlo.uk/hvYKL Laurie Windsor Laura Davies Royal College of General Practitioners The RCN Royal College of Midwives 💙 iHV

NHSE TEL Team NHS England NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Laura Davies Royal College of General Practitioners The RCN Royal College of Midwives 💙 iHV Hello twitter please feel free to have a look and retweet. The aim is to engage people with 10-15 min podcasts around perinatal mental health which are very accessible for anyone working in health. Thanks!