Perinatal Mental Health Matters
@perinatal_mh
Promoting awareness of how pregnancy and mental health difficulties can co-exist. Sharing current research on #perinatalmentalhealth and #pregnancy
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23-07-2022 16:18:44
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Together with Mental Health Foundation, we proudly announce our Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2023; a key activity of the #AmplifyingMaternalVoices project. Where? London When? 1 March Speakers include TeamCMidO, Sandra Igwe, Jennifer Ogunyemi and more: eventbrite.com/e/amplifying-m…
This is devastating. MBRRACE UK reports that 3x more women died by suicide than during the 2017-2019 period. The true impact of Covid, lockdown, poverty, financial crisis disproportionately on women with trauma histories
Very sadden by this statistic and the devastating impact mental health related difficulties can have on families. Families need more support. "1 in 4 experience mental health difficulties in pregnancy and yet 1 specialist midwife exists in our trust" - Perinatal mental health midwives
"Perinatal depression is not an individual issue but a complex interaction of biological, societal, and systemic factors... strategies focused on social determinants and early intervention for perinatal depression must be implemented..." - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
"We are sold the idea that becoming a new mother is the happiest time of your life. But for many women, the reality doesn’t fit that perfect picture..." theconversation.com/when-being-a-n… by Prof Amy Brown 🕷🤱🐘 for The Conversation
'More than 30,000 women who are pregnant or have newly given birth are on waiting lists for mental health support, according to NHS England data analysed by Labour, with the party saying many of them were being left to “suffer in silence”' Peter Walker theguardian.com/society/2023/s…