Updates in Maternity Care
In May, 2021 we published a report on the experiences of perinatal mental health for new parents in Wandsworth. In November, 2023 we further explored the experiences of new parents from a range of ethnic background as these voices were less represented in our previous research.
Read on for updates for maternity services in Wandsworth:
Read on for updates for maternity services in Wandsworth:
You can read our full Perinatal Mental Health Report here for more information.
Key Updates:
- CardMedic has been introduced to increase availability of interpreting at St George’s Hospital. CardMedic is a digital library of pre-scripted, pre-translated content replicating common clinical conversations with patients and service users. The scripts can be 'flexed' to multiple language variation, read-aloud, 'easy read' and BSL. See more here.
- Training for midwives on how to work with interpreters (details incoming)
- Language line on wheels (details incoming)
- A recent CQC report on St George’s Hospital maternity services stated that ‘several improvements have been made in routine antenatal care and mental health support.’
- Council staff who work on breastfeeding now regularly meet the breastfeeding mental health nurse.
- NHS England produced a comprehensive review on the infrastructure of the estate that enables maternity and neonatal service delivery across the NHS in England. See more here.
- A video resource clarifying the distinct roles that midwives and doulas play for women and families has been released by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Doula UK.
We also have a webpage listing resources that support the mental health and wellbeing of new parents here.
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