Professor Amy Brown, child public health expert and author of Covid Babies, talks to journalist Rosie Taylor about the lasting impact of lockdown on parents, the unexpected joy of strangers cooing over your baby and why pet shops are not adequate substitutes for health visitor clinics...
On the Mother Bodies podcast, Rosie is on a mission to find out why postnatal health is still so overlooked and to uncover the biases and inequalities which mean women so often don’t get the care, support or treatment they need after having a baby. She speaks to fascinating guests about their personal stories of recovery after birth, how the politics of postnatal health affects us all - and the big ideas which could change mothers' lives for the better.
You can order Covid Babies or any of Amy's other books - and sign up to her newsletter - here. Follow her on Instagram @prof_amybrown, on Twitter @Prof_AmyBrown or join her Facebook community @breastfeedinguncovered.
These organisations are good places to start if you're looking for mental health advice or support:
:: The Maternal Mental Health Alliance has a list of available services, including a link so you can search for local services by postcode.
:: PaNDAS offers support for parents and families affected by postnatal depression.
:: The Birth Trauma Association offers support and advice to people affect by birth trauma.
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