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Postnatal mental health checks missed due to health visitor shortage

Joe Lepper
Monday, December 7, 2015

Health visitors are blaming under-resourcing for a failure to meet government recommendations to carry out mental health assessments with new mothers.

Government guidance recommends mothers should have their mood assessed twice in the first six months after the birth of a child
Government guidance recommends mothers should have their mood assessed twice in the first six months after the birth of a child

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