The Birth Debrief: Reflecting on pregnancy, Reframing birth, Redefining post-partum

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The service will provide psychological therapy, advice and support to women with moderate to complex mental health difficulties resulting from their maternity experience. Illy was lovely, she got me talking and then dropped nugget after nugget of advice which was spot on and she just got me as a person. gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in children and young people: diagnosing and investigating GORD

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A midwife is encouraging women who have suffered a traumatic or difficult birth to have a birth de-brief, to help them process their trauma.Lots of people ask me for help preparing for feeding their baby, a common source of anxiety! I offer a daytime session to discuss what you want to do with regards to feeding your baby (usually near the end of your pregnancy) and we can talk through any previous experiences you have, which can be helpful. We can talk through how to get breastfeeding off to a great start. how milk supply works, how to best attach baby to the breast and common issues that can come up.

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Some women find that they cannot do, say, or experience things that remind them of the birth trauma. This might mean that they do not want to revisit the place the birth trauma occurred and try not to think about or talk about the birth. This is where I can offer support with feeding or baby care, help you using slings/carriers plus often parents find it helpful to discuss your birth experience. As a midwife, I can also help with any postnatal concerns or questions about your recovery that might come up. Thrive – Psychological Support for Birth Trauma and Lossis being piloted in east Kent, as a joint partnership between the Kent and Medway Partnership Trust’s (KMPT’s) Specialist Psychologists in the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS), Specialist Mental Health Midwives at the East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) and Peer Support Workers: women with lived experience of birth trauma and birth loss. Looking after the mental health of pregnant women, new mothers and those who have experienced birth loss or birth trauma is a top priority of the NHS.

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Having the opportunity to understand what happened, in the context of the people involved, and the setting where birth occurs can help answer the very important question: ‘Why?’. Being able to process their experience with the facts provides women with the chance to tell their story in a new light. At the meeting a member of the Debriefing Team will discuss your birth experience with you and will also have access to your birth notes.