02 June 2019 02 Jun 2019

Mental health and the midwife

At the time of writing, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (29 April–3 May 2019) was being discussed and shared across social media and the press Statistics about how childbearing women are vulnerable to mental health issues, how it affects 1 in 10 women and how it can range from mild to severe, were widely distributed Mental health does not discriminate; it can affect anyone at any stage of life and from any background I was one of those people and it was a very difficult experience