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“Strengthening access to high-quality, compassionate care before, during and after pregnancy must remain a top priority for the government and leaders within healthcare.”
Maternal Mental Health Alliance, January 2025
“If left untreated, perinatal mental health difficulties can affect both parents, the child and the wider family. For the mother, it could lead to ongoing mental health challenges, difficulty bonding with the baby, and a strain on relationships. For the child, untreated maternal mental health problems can affect their emotional, social, and cognitive development. However, it is important to know that getting help early is the key to improving outcomes for both mother and child.”
Dr Sarah Taha, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, October 2024
100% of delegates at our previous conference on this subject would recommend it to a colleague
This conference focuses on improving perinatal mental health services. By attending this one day conference, you will hear presentations from expert speakers at local and national level The conference highlight key policy developments at a national level and share learning from the most recent MBRRACE- UK Report and roadmap to strengthening perinatal mental health.
You will benefit from extended sessions focusing prevention and positive mental health, developing a model of service delivery in which mental and physical health care are integrated into the work of maternity and health visiting services, identifying and supporting women in mental health crisis, improving the quality of mental healthcare for new mothers, supporting men whose wives or partners are experiencing PND, learning from a one stop clinic for parents with an associated substance use, supporting mothers at higher risk due to birth trauma or previous mental health issues, and supporting women with existing mental health concerns with a case study on Eating Disorders.
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve perinatal mental health services
Reflect on the lived experience
Explore national developments, learning and improvements
Understand the practical implications of the most recent national MBRRACE-UK enquiries and reports on maternal deaths
Developing a model of service delivery in which mental and physical health care are integrated into the work of maternity and health visiting services
Reflect on national developments and learning
Improve the way you deliver positive mental health and wellbeing support
Reflect on the developments at a maternal mental health pilot site
Develop your skills in identifying and supporting women experiencing mental health crisis
Learn from case studies including supporting perinatal relationships and attachments
Understand the role midwives personalising care and promoting Mental Health Wellbeing
Identify key strategies for supporting men whose wives or partners are suffering from postnatal depression
Develop effective care plans and support for women with previous mental health concerns
Improve support for women who have had traumatic births
Improve support for women with pre existing mental health conditions such as eating disorders
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
