Perinatal Mental Health Support

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:31 pm on 29 September 2021.

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Photo of Laura Anne Jones Laura Anne Jones Conservative 2:31, 29 September 2021

May I first completely concur with everything that Buffy just said—second what she said—and reiterate her calls for more training across Wales consistently, as you said, Minister, in this regard? May I just make a bid for health visitors in particular? Being a mother myself and having been through a difficult birth, I know of the importance of the role that they play in the first year of a child's life and that first year for the mother in detecting postnatal depression or something going on with the baby that we need to be aware of. Those regular check-ins can be life-saving. So, Minister, I'd be grateful if you could outline what the Welsh Government are doing to support health visitors and the declining numbers.