PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services: Mothers (10 October 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of counselling services available to mothers (a) pre-maternity and (b) during hospital discharge who have (i) experienced birth trauma, (ii) existing mental health conditions and (iii) babies with suspected neonatal problems.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

No specific assessment has been made. We are expanding perinatal mental health services in England to include new mental health ‘hubs’ for new, expectant or bereaved mothers.

This includes 33 new Maternal Mental Health Services, which bring together psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women who have mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available throughout England by March 2024.

Answered by:
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
27 October 2022