Post by studentmidwife on Jan 19, 2009 21:35:07 GMT
Hello.
I am a 3rd year student midwife. I am not experiencing PNI but I truly sympathise with all on this site that are currently living with this condition and the partners who are supporting them.
As part of my degree course, I am currently working with a team of interprofessional students, undertaking research into available support specifically for MEN who's partner's have suffered postnatal depression.
Having identified there is a severe lack of awareness and support in this area, our intentions are to contribute in some way, as part of our degree courses. However, men are notorious for soldiering on in the face of adversity and finding the best way to offer to best support to you is not an easy task!!
As someone who has experience of this unexpected aspect of childbirth, understands the lack of support, I would value your input. Would PARTNER'S ONLY PLEASE, be interested in commenting on;
*The support available to you at present?
*Could you offer any suggestions for improvements in provision?
*What is the awareness of - or signposting to - current support?
*What do you think other men would benefit from the most who may find themselves in the situation you have experienced?
Please, please feel free to pass ANY comments on who could help, when best to help and what could be done to help.
I do hope this is an acceptable post. I do not mean to cause any offence, but we thought the best way to address our questions was to seek the opinions of the people affected directly.
Best wishes to everyone - your sun WILL shine again on you.
Much love.
I am a 3rd year student midwife. I am not experiencing PNI but I truly sympathise with all on this site that are currently living with this condition and the partners who are supporting them.
As part of my degree course, I am currently working with a team of interprofessional students, undertaking research into available support specifically for MEN who's partner's have suffered postnatal depression.
Having identified there is a severe lack of awareness and support in this area, our intentions are to contribute in some way, as part of our degree courses. However, men are notorious for soldiering on in the face of adversity and finding the best way to offer to best support to you is not an easy task!!
As someone who has experience of this unexpected aspect of childbirth, understands the lack of support, I would value your input. Would PARTNER'S ONLY PLEASE, be interested in commenting on;
*The support available to you at present?
*Could you offer any suggestions for improvements in provision?
*What is the awareness of - or signposting to - current support?
*What do you think other men would benefit from the most who may find themselves in the situation you have experienced?
Please, please feel free to pass ANY comments on who could help, when best to help and what could be done to help.
I do hope this is an acceptable post. I do not mean to cause any offence, but we thought the best way to address our questions was to seek the opinions of the people affected directly.
Best wishes to everyone - your sun WILL shine again on you.
Much love.
