Written questions

Postnatal Depression

Commons · Question 51847 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support mothers with post-partum depression.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 May 2025

We are committed to ensuring that all women and babies receive the safe, personalised, and compassionate care they need, at all stages of pregnancy and post-partum.A range of specialist mental health services have been made available to women during the p...