Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist treatment is available for mothers suffering post-natal depression in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.

We are committed to improving perinatal mental health services for new mothers. From April 2019, new and expectant mothers have been able to access specialist perinatal mental health community services in every part of the country, and NHS England continues to expand capacity of inpatient mother and baby units.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has a specialist service, provided by a team of perinatal mental health professionals, for mothers suffering post-natal depression. Referrals can be made from a number of places including general practitioners, midwifes and health visitors.

The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment for a further 24,000 women to be able to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24, building on the additional 30,000 women who will access these services each year by 2020/21 under pre-existing plans.