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We are aiming to have fathers included in the review for NICE Guidelines on December this year. At present there needs to be better pathways for fathers who also suffer from anxiety and depression during this time. Fathers also suffer from Post traumatic Stress Disorder after witnessing their loved ones going through a Traumatic birth. Fathers also need to be supported if they have a Mental health history.
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The volume of support has provided the necessary leverage to secure a consultative meeting with the review committee. I am currently finalizing the formal request for inclusion of paternal mental health pathways in the upcoming guidelines.
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i completely support this, I suffered awful pnd and anxiety after all three children and as a result of this and no support for my husband he has recently been diagnosed with depression. There needs to be more to help dads, and the family unit in general
It is really important that fathers are supported before and after birth. This will help those suffering with anxiety and depression and will also in turn enable them to support their partner and child (ren).
vital that *men *dads are included on the nice guidlines , so that good interventions can be put into place if there is an occurence or relapse of mental health during post/peri natal stages.
Fathers need to be on guildlines for professionals to understand too. Needs reviewing
I run Life With Baby, an online peer support group for anyone experiencing a postnatal mental health issue in Kent. People think that only mums are affected, but I'm trying to show people that dads can suffer too. Really hoping that both parents receive appropriate support if they need it.
This is an extremely important issue that is very often missed or not acknowledged
We must support the whole family and research backs this up.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We are aiming to have fathers included in the review for NICE Guidelines on December this year. At present there needs to be better pathways for fathers who also suffer from anxiety and depression during this time. Fathers also suffer from Post traumatic Stress Disorder after witnessing their loved ones going through a Traumatic birth. Fathers also need to be supported if they have a Mental health history.
Updates
March 27, 2016
The volume of support has provided the necessary leverage to secure a consultative meeting with the review committee. I am currently finalizing the formal request for inclusion of paternal mental health pathways in the upcoming guidelines.
20 Comments
I feel fathers just get forgotten about, it's all about the mothers. They might go through a lot physically aswell as mentally, but us dads also go through a lot mentally! A little bit of support wouldn't go a miss
i completely support this, I suffered awful pnd and anxiety after all three children and as a result of this and no support for my husband he has recently been diagnosed with depression. There needs to be more to help dads, and the family unit in general
It is really important that fathers are supported before and after birth. This will help those suffering with anxiety and depression and will also in turn enable them to support their partner and child (ren).
vital that *men *dads are included on the nice guidlines , so that good interventions can be put into place if there is an occurence or relapse of mental health during post/peri natal stages.
Fathers need to be on guildlines for professionals to understand too. Needs reviewing
I run Life With Baby, an online peer support group for anyone experiencing a postnatal mental health issue in Kent. People think that only mums are affected, but I'm trying to show people that dads can suffer too. Really hoping that both parents receive appropriate support if they need it.
This is an extremely important issue that is very often missed or not acknowledged
We must support the whole family and research backs this up.
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I feel fathers just get forgotten about, it's all about the mothers. They might go through a lot physically aswell as mentally, but us dads also go through a lot mentally! A little bit of support wouldn't go a miss