I accept that in some instances, that will be the case, but there will be many instances where this is needed. Again, I come back to the fact that this was a budget commitment, and this was something that was agreed between the two parties. I accept what you are saying in some instances. 

Another mother said that she went from being really happy to having a baby to not really knowing where she was, and that she didn't know what she was doing and felt very scared and not knowing where she could go for help. She said about her family:

'They weren't allowed to come to my room, we used to spend the time wandering the hospital corridors.'

A perinatal nurse explained the effect that travelling to a specialist unit had on another:

'It took them 10 hours to get there...it was horrendous because you have to stop with the baby every two hours because it was a new born…they got there at 10 p.m....what a terrible thing to do to that woman who was psychotic.'

Experts are agreed that opening a unit in Wales is essential. Dr Witcombe-Hayes of NSPCC Cymru has said:

'It is vital that Wales has provision for a mother and baby unit for women experiencing the most severe conditions.'

According to the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee, women now face a choice between receiving in-patient care more locally, but being separated from their infant, or remaining with their infant in a specialist unit, but needing to travel away from their support networks. They add that, in many cases, women choose to access local acute psychiatric services that are not fit for purpose and lack specialist knowledge. This is not a choice anyone should have to face, especially not mothers in a crisis situation.

So, to close, the message to the Welsh Government is this: these women need this specialist support unit. The experts agree. You promised to provide it. Please get on with it before any new mothers have to suffer because of this scandalous inaction.