News and blogs

All the latest news, comment and blogs from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, as well as new research and updates from the perinatal mental health community.

27th November 2018 | 3 min read

Urgent Need For Improved Mental Health Support For New Mums In Northern Ireland Is Everyone’s Business, says MMHA

Thousands of pregnant women and new mums in Northern Ireland who suffer from mental health problems are at risk of receiving inadequate levels of support, new research has found.

1st November 2018 | 1 min read

MMHA responds to MBRRACE report into UK maternal deaths

MMHA responds to MBRRACE report into UK maternal deaths

31st October 2018 | 1 min read

Final Mums and Babies in Mind project report published

This month the MMHA published the final report for our Mums and Babies in Mind project (MABIM). The project supported local commissioners and providers to improve services and pathways for mums with perinatal mental health problems and their babies.

22nd October 2018 | 1 min read

Professional bodies welcome report highlighting need for more maternal mental health experts

The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are delighted the NHS Benchmarking report on Universal Perinatal Mental Health Findings was published on Friday 14 September.

24th September 2018 | 1 min read

Maternal Mental Health Alliance Responds to the Long Term Plan for the NHS

The Maternal Mental Health Alliance has recently responded to the NHS Long Term Plan, the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s 1001 Days Inquiry plus a specific response on how NHS services could better support fathers.

18th September 2018 | 1 min read

Scottish Government announce new funding for perinatal mental health services

The Scottish Government has published its programme for government, which includes a package of measures to do more to support positive mental health and prevent ill health.

4th September 2018 | 1 min read

MMHA: new charitable status and new funding

The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) has registered as an independent charity. We have appointed a Board of Trustees and will launch our new trustee pages on the website soon. MMHA worked with alliance members to set up the new structure and register as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

12th July 2018 | 1 min read

Maternal Mental Health Roundtable commitments published

Last Autumn, the MMHA Everyone’s Business Campaign and the Department of Health, represented by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities Jackie Doyle-Price MP, co-hosted a roundtable meeting.

3rd July 2018 | 2 min read

Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) in a nutshell

Video Interaction Guidance is an intervention through which a practitioner uses video clips of authentic situations to enhance communication within relationships. It works by actively engaging clients to develop better relationships with those who are important to them.

12th June 2018 | 3 min read

New mums face gaps in vital specialist mental health services in Wales

Thousands of new mums in Wales who need treatment for mental health problems during pregnancy or following birth are facing different levels of specialist care based on where they live according to new research from NSPCC Cymru/Wales, Mind Cymru the National Centre for Mental Health and the Mental Health Foundation.

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