Mental Health Services: Maternity Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of clinical medical cases relating to childbirth injuries on maternal mental health.
Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed
No such assessment has been made of the potential impact of clinical medical cases relating to childbirth injuries on maternal mental health.
However, significant progress has been made across England in recent years to ensure women experiencing moderate to severe and/or complex perinatal mental health problems can access specialist perinatal mental health services.
These services have expanded to provide care to women up to two years after birth, improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies, and provide a mental health assessment and signposting support for partners.
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