This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition NHS to provide an optional antenatal class for mums with one or more child.
Having given birth 3 years ago, I’d forgotten lots by the time I had my 2nd child. My network of mums were back at work and there was no antenatal support. I faced debilitating anxiety after birth and it was hugely isolating.An antenatal class would have provided support a GP appointment can’t give.
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Recent stats show 1 in 7 ladies experience depression after birth. Yet there is little support for 2nd/3rd time mums. The challenges and q's you have 2nd time are different. By putting in place such a support session, it would provide many ladies with the ability to work through many of the challenges themselves/ together, without having to rely on GPs and Health Visitors, and help decrease the burden on the already stretched health service. It would help them feel that they weren’t alone.
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