Category " Postnatal Illness"

Making a positive difference to the lifelong mental health effects of the perinatal period  We all work towards every pregnancy, birth and postnatal period to be as healthy and happy as possible for all involved. That isn’t always the reality, especially regarding mental health. The Royal College of Midwifery recently published ‘Strengthening Perinatal Mental Health […]

On 4th August I turned 60 years of age. It has been a wonderful celebration and prompted me to make some changes in my life as I start my next decade.  I’d love to share these with you. Firstly, I’ll share how we celebrated the occasion. Mike, my husband, and I headed to Yorkshire for […]

I had an exhibition table at the 5th annual iHV Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) conference  on Monday 19th June. It followed Infant Mental Health Awareness Week  and was on International Fathers’ Mental Health Day 2023. Here is an outline of the day with links that I hope you find useful. It was wonderful […]

I was delighted to attend Amplifying Maternal Voices – Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2023 in London recently as a Champion of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. The top photo is of me with fellow champions at the event. This is a summary of the day with many links, future events and possible contacts for you […]

I was delighted to be invited by Sue Macdonald to be on a webinar and podcast for  The Maternity and Midwifery Hour  recently.  The last time I was on this series I had Long COVID. It felt so good to feel physically and mentally well this time! The other guest was Rosie Dolman, now a matron […]