Interventions for fear of childbirth
Dr Maeve O’Connell, Senior Lecturer -Midwifery, Cardiff University gives a presentation discussing Interventions for fear of childbirth at the All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021....
Anxiety
A Gathering Storm: Understanding Anxiety, Worry & Fear in Childbearing
Dr Kathryn Gutteridge, Consultant Midwife, President of the Royal College of Midwives gives a presentation discussing “A Gathering Storm: Understanding Anxiety, Worry & Fear in Childbearing” at the International Maternity Expo 2019. Find out more about International Maternity Expo: internationalmaternityexpo.com/...
How can we help new mums cope?
There was a big publishing event last week that will impact maternity services in the UK in the coming year. The Economist magazine published a long article “Beyond Baby” on postnatal care, or the lack of it. For those not in the publishing world you need to know that Economist......
Daddy Blues – Postnatal Depression and Fatherhood
We know that men suffer from PTSD, and that can be a reason why men get depressed or have anxiety – even just from witnessing their loved ones going through a traumatic time. I have spoken to many men who have never talked about their own feelings, and like me......
Perinatal mental health and the role of IESO
PODCAST: Sally Tribe, IESO Digital Health discusses Internet Enabled Cognitive Behavioural therapy (IECBT) at Maternity, Midwifery & Baby Birmingham 2017. The World Health Organisation (WHO) report that worldwide 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. Mental health issues, if......