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Cities to receive pre and post natal mental health funding
Twenty areas across England are set to receive a portion of £40 million of NHS England funding to provide more support for pregnant women and new mothers with severe mental health problems.
The move is part of NHS England’s aim to improve mental health provision by aiding 30,000 more women by 2021 against a current background where half the country provides only basic services to women.
The money will be used to pay for more nurses and psychiatrists to provide specialist care for women in their homes and in maternity units, by issuing advice on medication and lifestyle, counselling them and helping to minimise the risks to mother and baby if they become ill.
The funding will also buy used to create a buddying and telephone support from mothers who have had similar issues.
Elizabeth Duff, National Childbirth Trust (NCT) senior policy adviser, welcomed the news but cited that its research found that only three per cent of NHS local commissioning groups had a perinatal mental health strategy.
Duff commented: “We're particularly pleased to see plans to enable mothers who have experienced similar issues to help others. Peer support can be a really powerful way to further break the stigma around perinatal mental health."
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "Patients in crisis and expectant and new mothers who are suffering from severe mental health problems need urgent support and care.
"So this investment is fantastic news and will help make sure patients get the care they need, when they need it."
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