Women in a quarter of the UK still can’t access vital maternal mental health services
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister, Robin Swann, has approved funding for the development of a new Perinatal Mental Health Delivery Model, including specialist multi-disciplinary perinatal mental health teams in each of the five trust areas.
The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) new funding to help ensure every mother in the UK has equal access to gold-standard care and support during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance has released new research into the current landscape of Maternal Mental Health Services (MMHS) in England.
To mark World Maternal Mental Health Day (7 May), the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) organised a parliamentary drop-in event, co-hosted by MPs Laura Kyrke-Smith and Kirith Entwistle, to spotlight the urgent need for improved perinatal mental health care across the UK.