Healthy Pregnancy Pathway

• support clients in understanding what a healthy relationship looks like;
• recognise the difference between parental conflict and domestic abuse
• discuss relationships in a trauma informed way with women in order to create opportunities for disclosure
• recognise the impact of parental conflict on the unborn and on the infant
• know how to respond to disclosures of abuse.

• support clients in understanding what a healthy relationship looks like;
• recognise the difference between parental conflict and domestic abuse
• discuss relationships in a trauma informed way with women in order to create opportunities for disclosure
• recognise the impact of parental conflict on the unborn and on the infant
• know how to respond to disclosures of abuse.

• Edwards’ syndrome
• Patau’s syndrome
• Anencephaly
• Spina bifida
• Cleft lip
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• Gastroschisis
• Exomphalos
• Congenital heart disease
• Bilateral renal agenesis
• Lethal skeletal dysplasia.

Support referrals into and engagement with specialist alcohol and drug treatment services. You can find details of your patient’s nearest specialist alcohol or drug treatment service by going to the FRANK website and searching using their postcode.

• the prisoners’ information booklet All about MBUs within one week of their reception to the prison
• a one to one visit from a named Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) officer to answer any questions about the MBU and to provide assistance with the application if the woman wishes to apply within two weeks of their reception to the prison
• the opportunity to request additional visits from a named MBU officer throughout the remainder of the sentence
• access to additional mental health support whilst going through the MBU process, including if they are refused a place on an MBU.