Feedback into Action – Perinatal Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Survey

In October 2022, NHS Gloucestershire conducted a survey to find out about women and birthing people’s experiences of mental health support in Gloucestershire, during pregnancy and after birth. 175 people completed the survey in total. Many had positive experiences but there were also lots of suggestions for improvements. The NHS has been working hard on these suggestions and we can now share some updates on what has been improved. NHS Talking Therapies (Let’s Talk) What... Read More

Mental Health Sources of Support

Mental health and wellbeing resources for new and expectant parents Speak your midwife. If you have been discharged, your health visitor can also provide advice, and refer for additional support. Visit www.ghc.nhs.uk/healthvisiting for contact details. Your GP is there to support your mental and physical health before, during and after pregnancy. If you don’t have one, you can find a GP here. Out of hours, call 111. Always call 999 in an emergency. Local support NHS Let’s... Read More

Financial support in Gloucestershire

One of the priorities that Gloucestershire Maternity Voices wanted to keep a focus on this year is mental wellbeing, and ensuring this is a topic that we speak about and signpost to. At a meeting, we all agreed that it would be good to write a post on social media about where to access lots of different support, in particular financial support. We know that finances can have an impact on our mental health, so we wanted to write something to signpost people. However, this area... Read More