A mother who asked her husband if they should suffocate their baby when suffering from postpartum psychosis says there is a “tremendous need” to open a dedicated mother and baby mental health unit (MBU) in Northern Ireland
Tara Maguire said she heard voices saying her baby “should be in heaven” days after giving birth.
Tara was admitted to a general mental health ward in hospital.
She is speaking after an announcement about Northern Ireland’s first MBU.
The Department of Health (DoH) said the MBU would be based at Belfast City Hospital.
The unit was first proposed 15 years ago.
This move only confirms the location, other details including how the project will be funded and staffed are unclear.
It will provide a dedicated in-patient service for women with serious post-partum mental health issues and admit mothers with their babies so that they can be with them while receiving treatment.
Northern Ireland is currently the only part of the UK without a dedicated MBU.
A mother who asked her husband if they should suffocate their baby when suffering from postpartum psychosis says there is a “tremendous need” to open a dedicated mother and baby mental health unit (MBU) in Northern Ireland
Tara Maguire said she heard voices saying her baby “should be in heaven” days after giving birth.
Tara was admitted to a general mental health ward in hospital.
She is speaking after an announcement about Northern Ireland’s first MBU.
The Department of Health (DoH) said the MBU would be based at Belfast City Hospital.
The unit was first proposed 15 years ago.
This move only confirms the location, other details including how the project will be funded and staffed are unclear.
It will provide a dedicated in-patient service for women with serious post-partum mental health issues and admit mothers with their babies so that they can be with them while receiving treatment.
Northern Ireland is currently the only part of the UK without a dedicated MBU.
SOURCE: BBC