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Care in Conversation
Everyone in the NHS brings with them unique experiences, personal, emotional and unexpected, that improves how they provide care.
Hear from real people across the NHS in Essex share their journeys: the milestones that shaped them, the challenges they’ve faced, the moments that changed everything. And above all, the passion that drives them to support mental health in our communities.
Care in Conversation
Perinatal mental health
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Episode one of the Care in Conversation podcast marks Maternal Mental health week, with host Stuart Hastings and special guests Salena Holmes and Alex Westcott who both work as part of EPUT's Perinatal Mental Health Team, as well as a patient's perspective. The episode explores how the service works, why maternal mental health is so important and the different reasons mothers may struggle during this crucial stage.