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Provide mental health support for all parents of premature and sick babies in UK

Submitted on Wednesday 12th October 2016

Published on Wednesday 19th October 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 19th April 2017

Signatures: 1,430

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Provide mental health support for all parents of premature and sick babies in UK

Petition Details

90,253 premature and sick babies were admitted to a neonatal unit in the UK. [Neonatal Data Analysis Unit, 2014 report]
Parents of these babies are 10 times more likely to suffer post-natal depression.
41% of neonatal units have no access to trained support; 30% no support at all.

Additional Information

Little Miracles UK are campaigning to see:

(1) Funding/resources for mental health support for all neonatal units in the UK
(2) Mental health screening for all parents of premature and sick babies.
(3) A trained mental health worker e.g. a counsellor, assigned to all neonatal units
(4) After leaving hospital; care and professional support for as long as it is needed
(5) Provision for peer-to-peer support, or similar, for these parents


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