The number of women experiencing perinatal mental illness is increasing, with research showing up to 20% of women developing a mental health problem during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth. Perinatal mental health covers a wide range of conditions and if left untreated mental health issues can have significant and long-lasting effects [...]
It’s still not too late to protect vulnerable people against flu this winter – that’s the message from Northamptonshire public health officials as the influenza virus continues to circulate. Free flu vaccinations are available to NHS and social care staff as well as people in a number of risk groups – over65s, pregnant women, people [...]
The front of the maternity units at Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals and Northampton’s famous National Lift Tower were among the buildings turned pink and blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2019. These buildings, along with St Michael and All Angels Church in Kettering and All Saints Church in Northampton, were illuminated in pink [...]
More women across Northamptonshire will get help to manage mental health conditions during and after pregnancy – thanks to the expansion of a successful service. Northamptonshire Maternity Services’ perinatal mental health team provides assessment, treatment and support for pregnant women and new mums who are experiencing or at increased risk of moderate or severe mental [...]
Pregnant women will have more influence over the care and support they receive thanks to the introduction of the Personalised Care Plan (PCP) to Northamptonshire. PCPs are completed and owned by women individually, and enable them to set out their values, priorities, expectations and concerns about their maternity journeys before, during and after they [...]
Corby’s new Continuity of Carer team A national vision to give pregnant women access to more joined-up maternity care before, during and after the birth of their child is being wholeheartedly embraced in Northamptonshire. The ‘Better Births’ report (2016) and initiative was the result of the National Maternity Review commissioned by NHS England. [...]
Pregnant women in Northamptonshire can now access all the information they need in one place following the launch of a new one-stop website for local maternity services. The new NHS Northamptonshire Maternity Services website brings together a wealth of up-to-date and local information to support women, partners and their families through their pregnancy journeys – [...]
The NHS England Better Births report sets out a vision and approach for improving NHS maternity services in England by 2021. The report recommends that health and care organisations across all areas of the country work together as local maternity systems. Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership’s local maternity systems are made up of our [...]