Health Inequalities – Before, during and after pregnancyLocal Healthwatch across West Yorkshire are working together to ensure that people’s voices are at the heart of shaping services at a West Yorkshire level. As part of this work, we presented to the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in March 2025 about people’s experiences of health and care services before, during and … Read More
Maternity and Mental Services in Leeds
As part of this Healthwatch Leeds was commissioned by Healthwatch England to carry out some focused work around maternity and mental health. The project comprised of an online and face to face survey and focus groups targeted at parents with experience of mental ill health before, during and/or after pregnancy. It also involved an Enter and View visit to the Yorkshire and Humber Mother and baby unit which provides inpatient support for mothers experiencing severe mental health difficulties.