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04/10/2010
New Mums Unsupported, Study Suggests
A new study, involving almost 1,300 mothers, has found more than half felt they did not receive enough emotional support during the first 24 hours after giving birth.
The survey, conducted by the National Childbirth Trust, highlighted a lack of midwives, conflicting post-natal advice and identified feelings of helplessness and isolation in most women.
Of the women surveyed, 42% said there were "sometimes" or "never" enough midwives to help them in hospital and 57% claimed they received insufficient support within the first 24 hours.
Up to a month after giving birth, 43% of caesarean mothers in the study agreed their emotional needs were not being met.
The Royal College of Midwives admitted that their services are stretched to the limit. Louise Silverton, a Midwife from the College said: "The focus on maternity services and getting the services right needs to be retained.
"We need to continue to look at ensuring that sufficient resources, including enough midwifery time, needs to be put into the service."
(BMcN)
The survey, conducted by the National Childbirth Trust, highlighted a lack of midwives, conflicting post-natal advice and identified feelings of helplessness and isolation in most women.
Of the women surveyed, 42% said there were "sometimes" or "never" enough midwives to help them in hospital and 57% claimed they received insufficient support within the first 24 hours.
Up to a month after giving birth, 43% of caesarean mothers in the study agreed their emotional needs were not being met.
The Royal College of Midwives admitted that their services are stretched to the limit. Louise Silverton, a Midwife from the College said: "The focus on maternity services and getting the services right needs to be retained.
"We need to continue to look at ensuring that sufficient resources, including enough midwifery time, needs to be put into the service."
(BMcN)
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