Postpartum Maternal Health by COCH Education and Information

Where to get support for postnatal depression

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If you think you may be experiencing postnatal depression make sure that you seek support and help.

Speak to your partner, a family member or friend and seek support from your midwife, health visitor or GP.

Here are some organisations that can offer additional information and support.

NCT

MIND

NHS

PANDA

This is a great quick reference image regarding common signs of post natal depression. Remember that PND can affect both men and women and an awareness of the signs can lead to quick recognition and treatment.

HomeStart

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Home-Start is one of the leading family support charities in the UK.

Home-Start volunteers help families with young children deal with the challenges they face. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.

Best Beginnings - mental health

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Advice and Exercises Following Childbirth

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Post Pregnancy Exercise Class

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Pelvic Floor Exercises

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Starting Well - Cheshire

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Kidsbank Chester

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Koala Northwest

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Mental health resources

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Click the link below for resources about mental health and wellbeing

Squeezy

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Squeezy helps women to remember to do their pelvic floor muscle (kegel) exercises and to do them in the right way.

Pelvic Floor Exercises

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How and when to do pelvic floor exercises

My Post Pregnancy Body

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What to expect

6 week postnatal check

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Perineal tears and episiotomies in childbirth

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This link aims to inform about the types of tears that can occur during childbirth, how to minimise your risk of deeper tearing, and what can be done to help your recovery if you do tear.

Support for Partners

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Click the link below to access all our resources about support for partners

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-Postnatal care

-Maternal health following vaginal birth

-Maternal health following caesarean section

- Postpartum complications

- Anticoagulation injections

- Pelvic health advice

-Mental well being support

-General postnatal support

-Support for partners

-Health Visiting services

Pelvic Health advice

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Check out this website for lots of information regarding pelvic health issues. If you scroll to the bottom of the website there are some very helpful videos to watch.

Information to help you reduce the risk of perineal tears.

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Information regarding third or fourth degree tears

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Masic foundation advice and support

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Bleeding after birth

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When should I contact a healthcare professional?

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When Should I contact a health care professional?

8:30am - 6pm

Community Midwives - 01244 365166

24hrs

Cestrian ward - 01244 3651778

Maternity Triage - 01244 365806

You can contact the hospital triage, your midwife, health visitor or GP if you have any worries or concerns about your own wellbeing or recovery.

You should always inform a health care professional -

You have a temperature above 38 C
You feel unwell with flu-like symptoms.
You are shaking or have rigors.
You have a headache or blurred vision.
Your breasts feel engorged (full) or are red or painful.
You have worsening abdominal pain.
Your blood loss is heavy or you are passing clots.
Your Cesarean wound look red, feels painful, is leaking fluid or has come open.
Your perinieum is painful, feels swollen or your stiches have come apart.
You are experiencing urinary or faecal incontience.
You have pain or swelling in your calves.
You are worried about how you are feeling emotionally.

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Ferinject information leaflet.

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Health Visiting

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Health Vistors provide support and advice from the antenatal period until your child is 5. They may visit you at home, in a baby clinic or children's centre. You may meet your health visitor during pregnancy. They will then arrange to meet you and your baby at 10-14 days where they take over care from the midwifery team.

The Cheshire health visiting team is run by Starting Well.

Health visiting services - North Wales

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Anticoagulation injections

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You may be offered blood thinning injections during your pregnancy and after you have had your baby to prevent you developing blood clots. This guidance from RCOG explains why these injections may be needed.

Pelvic Partnership

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We’re here to help you become pain-free.

We offer support and information about pelvic girdle pain (PGP).