Tag " Mother and Baby Unit"

Inspiration can be defined as someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something; a sudden good idea; someone that people admire and want to be like. It originates from Latin, ”to breathe in”, or literally to take your breath away. Put another way, it can be seen as a nudge in a new direction […]

On May 9th this year I remember reading the shocking news of a mother who had apparently killed her two babies, aged 14 months and 9 weeks. At the time, the speculation was that it was due to her suffering from postnatal depression. This week the case came to court and this was confirmed – […]

I was contacted today by a charity called ‘What about the children’. Their aims are:- Raising awareness of the never-changing emotional needs of children under 3 in our ever-changing society We provide information from research to parents, professionals and politicians about the critical importance of secure primary attachment for the healthy emotional development of infants. […]

Today I attended a training event put on by the Northwest Perinatal Mental Health network, held at Wythenshawe hospital. On a personal note it was lovely to meet some familiar faces, especially Thelma Osborn who wrote the final chapter in my book. She tells me that Halton are putting their finishing touches to guidelines on […]