New mums missing out on mental health services, report finds
A report says the NHS is failing to meet targets around services for pregnant women and new mums. Source link
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Mum’s warning after uterine cancer mistaken for periods
Kelly Pendry’s symptoms were initially dismissed as normal post-pregnancy periods. Source link
Coventry mum’s comfort to hear from those with son’s organs
Aaron Wilson’s organs were donated after he died in a hit-and-run crash. Source link
Congleton mum’s brain tumour detected week after baby born
Abi Naylor put migraines down to the stress of giving birth – but doctors found a 2.75in (7cm) tumour. Source link
Online drugs: Easy access fed mum’s addiction to benzos
Experts are concerned about a growth in drugs sold easily online to patients, bypassing doctors. Source link
Hepatitis: Mum’s fear for girl, 4, in mystery virus outbreak
Madison Duffy is one of 197 children in the UK being treated for hepatitis, amid a surge of cases. Source link
Tongue-tie: Mums and babies ‘let down’ by poor services
A mother describes the struggle of trying to get a tongue-tie diagnosis for her newborn. Source link
Inquest announced for new mums who died from herpes
A surgeon who operated on the two women may have been the source of infection, a BBC investigation found. Source link
Covid-19: Mums who were severely ill urge pregnant women to get jabs
“The day after I was intubated, the nurse told them they were going to switch the machine off, but instead I was transferred to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which is a last resort for patients with severe heart and lung failure, and it saved my life,” she said. Source link
Change to sepsis advice after mums’ herpes deaths
Edward Morris, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which set standards in maternity care, said routine investigation and management of maternal sepsis “should always consider viral sources of infection, and appropriate changes should be instituted to support earlier diagnosis and treatment”. Source link