Provision of Perinatal Mental Health Support

Hywel Dda University Local Health Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Perinatal Mental Heath Support for all ages across the Health Board footprint. The aims of the service are: To improve the mental health and wellbeing of new mothers, their families/Carers, and infant(s). Providing a seamless pathway through the infancy years reducing the referral rate into the perinatal mental health service. Providing a service which supports the needs of those at the risk of a social/emotional crisis Act as a conduit to identify, broker, and signpost individuals to other help and support agencies as needed Support from preconception through to the infant(s) reaching 12-month-old To empower new mothers with knowledge and understanding of perinatal mental health