\n Developed by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, the app is launching during Infant Mental Health Awareness Week to help parents find support more easily after having a baby.\n<\/p>\n
\n Around one in five women experience mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression during pregnancy or the first year postpartum.\n<\/p>\n
\n The app aims to make it easier for families to access help.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dr Lisa Milne, clinical lead of the trust\u2019s Specialist Mother and Baby Mental Health Service (SMABS), said: “Infant Mental Health Awareness Week is an important opportunity to highlight how early relationships shape a child\u2019s emotional development.\n<\/p>\n
\n “When parents are struggling with their mental health, it can affect how they connect with their baby.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our service is here to support families during this time and help them build those important early bonds.”\n<\/p>\n
\n A new NHS mobile app is being launched (Image: Helena Fitzsimmons)\n<\/p>\n
\n The new app explains what support is available through the trust\u2019s Specialist Mother and Baby Service (SMABS), how to access it, and what families can expect.\n<\/p>\n
\n It also includes personal stories from mothers who have used the service.\n<\/p>\n
\n One mother who received support said: “When I was struggling after my baby was born, I felt ashamed and worried about telling anyone how bad things had become.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I thought I would be judged as a parent.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The team listened without judgement and helped me understand what I was going through.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Slowly, I began to feel more like myself again and I was able to enjoy being with my baby.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The SMABS team works with families in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, supporting those with moderate to severe mental health difficulties during pregnancy and up to one year post-birth.\n<\/p>\n
\n This year\u2019s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week focuses on the theme of \u201cAttunement\u201d and the importance of emotional connections between babies and parents.\n<\/p>\n
\n This emotional tuning helps babies feel safe, understood and loved, which is vital for their emotional growth and ability to regulate feelings.\n<\/p>\n
\n The trust highlights that bonding can be difficult for parents facing trauma or health struggles.\n<\/p>\n
\n Research suggests that more than one in ten babies in the UK are living with high levels of distress, confusion or fear.\n<\/p>\n
\n Parents who are concerned about their mental health during pregnancy or after birth are encouraged to speak to a midwife, health visitor, GP or mental health professional.\n<\/p>\n
\n The app is available at www.smabs.bdct.nhs.uk and can also be accessed by scanning a QR code on a mobile device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Developed by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, the app is launching during Infant Mental Health Awareness Week…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":["post-709500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}