12. Short Debate: Support for women who suffer postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:55 pm on 14 July 2021.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 6:55, 14 July 2021

My thanks to Buffy, and also to Laura as well for speaking so bravely, and from personal experience, and for allowing me to speak in full support of their calls, and also to raise the work of my constituent, Mark Williams, who has done so much to campaign, inspired by his wife's and his own tough personal experiences, for the voices of both mothers and fathers to be heard in perinatal and postnatal mental health, and who would want me to be here today speaking out, too, for Buffy's call for greater support for women who suffer postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder, and for some men who can be affected, too. So, in my limited time available, it allows me to signpost people to the support that is available from others out there, like Mothers for Mothers, of which Mark is proud to be an ambassador, and the group he founded himself, Fathers Reaching Out. Buffy and Laura have been courageous today in sharing their stories, and if it helps just one person out there to know that they are not alone, and it leads to more support for women who suffer postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder, then they have both done a great service to the Senedd today and to the public that we all serve. Thank you.