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Midwifery Feature Articles

Midwifery Feature Articles

Pre and Postnatal Depression Awareness Week Survey #PNDAW17

Paul
Are you a student or qualified Midwife or Health Visitor? If so this is your opportunity to contribute to #PNDAW17 – Pre and Postnatal Depression Awareness Week 2017. PANDAS Foundation, in association with the Community Practitioners’ & Health Visitors’ Association, are wanting to hear from the Midwife and Health Visiting community......
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Perinatal Mental Health

Paul
In my career as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist I have had the great pleasure to treat a number of women and men who have experienced a common mental health disorder, such as anxiety and depression, in the perinatal period. Very early in my career I also worked on a specialist......
Midwifery Feature Articles

It’s Hay Fever Season – Allergy UK

Paul
  18 million people in the UK suffer from hay fever[1], a number that is increasing year on year. When in season, hay fever can affect people’s lives quite significantly. Those with hay fever symptoms can often find it difficult to complete everyday tasks such as driving to work, completing......
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Supporting improved preconception and pregnancy health: a Health Psychologist’s perspective

Paul
The preconception period is the most important time to achieve improvements in the health of the next generation. Women entering pregnancy in optimal health are setting their offspring on a path for a healthier life with a lower risk of developing the non-communicable diseases plaguing society today. So how can......