15
Apr
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance says a lack of Mother and Baby Units (MBU) and specialist community health provision means many women who suffer with perinatal mental health issues do not receive adequate care. There are 17 MBUs in the United Kingdom, but none in Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of the North East, South and East of England. Dr Alain Gregoire, chair of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, said: “The shortage of hospital Mother and Baby Units and of specialist perinatal mental health teams means that mothers in half of the UK are not getting the expert care they…