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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. Chaired by Elaine Coote, a Survivor of Postnatal Depression and Author of Eyes without Sparkle and Another Twinkle in the Eye– ‘contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’, the conference will open focusing on the lived experience. The conference highlight key policy developments at a national level and share learning from the most recent MBRRACE- UK Report. 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 mother and baby units and maternal mental health pilot sites, 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.
It is now estimated that at least 1 in 5 women develop a mental illness during pregnancy or within the first year after having a baby. This can have a devastating impact and we know it is often left unrecognised, undiagnosed, and untreated. Despite evidence of the prevalence and long-term consequences for mothers and babies, maternal mental health does not receive anywhere near the level of attention or investment as physical health..
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, many women experienced problems accessing support from mental health services, as many of these services have long been struggling to meet demand. This demand has increased substantially during the pandemic and is expected to remain high.
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
- Understand the role of mother and baby units, and how the role has changed beyond Covid-19
- 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
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