Wednesday 19 July 2017

Midwives call for 'urgent' funding for mental health care for new mothers


Midwives call for 'urgent' funding for mental health care for new mothers after postnatal depression death. There is an "urgent need" for more funding for mental health care for expectant and new mothers, leading midwives have said.

The comments from the Royal College of Midwives come after a report claimed services across the UK are "under resourced".

Researchers wrote the report following an online petition which gathered more than 55,000 signatures calling for the NHS to review how it treats and cares for women with postnatal depression. The Independent

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