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Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 September 2026

Debate

Childbirth-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Contribution

My Lords, one of the stresses for mothers, and indeed parents, and their mental health post traumatic birth is having a child in NICU. I understand that hospitals such as Alder Hey have piloted schemes where parents have been involved with the care of their child in NICU. Organisations such as the First 1001 Days Movement and Ei SMART have seen that this can have a huge benefit both for the mental health and longer-term care of the child and for parents. What can the Minister do to ensure that NICU units beyond Alder Hey are encouraged to involve parents, and even have them staying overnight within their units?

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