If you are feeling affected by your birth, please speak to your Midwife, Health Visitor or GP. There are trained specialists to help support you to heal from your birth trauma.
Organisations
SANDS – a nationwide charity supporting those who experienced stillbirth and neonatal loss. https://www.sands.org.uk
PANDAS Foundation – provides support to those experiencing pre and postnatal mental ill. http://www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
Maternal Mental Health Alliance – is a coalition of UK organisations with a vision to see all women across the UK get consistent, accessible and quality care and support for their mental health during pregnancy and in the year after giving birth. https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org
The Birth Trauma Association – supports women (and men) who experienced a traumatic birth. http://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
Online
Twitter can be a good place to find online support for those experiencing birth trauma and/or birth loss. However, these are not advisory groups to help you work through your trauma, rather a place where you can share with those with similar experiences.
@pndandme runs PND hour every Wednesday at 8pm
@TheLegacyofLeo hosts baby loss hour every Tuesday at 8pm
Netmums has a forum for support on Facebook
The Birth Trauma Association has a peer support group
Tweet
A new survey by @gmcuk has found around half of trainee doctors (51%) have had concerns about their safety or that of colleagues during the pandemic >> Read the full report here http://orlo.uk/4j9ab #Covid19UK https://twitter.com/gmcuk/status/1319234108824965122
“Public satisfaction with NHS hospital services has soared during the coronavirus pandemic...
The increases in positive feeling toward the NHS between March and September have been particularly dramatic in maternity and emergency care”. https://www.hsj.co.uk/coronavirus/exclusive-public-satisfaction-with-nhs-maternity-and-aande-soars-during-pandemic/7028664.article?sm=7028664
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