Birth trauma and Maternal Complications
Dr Rebecca Moore is a perinatal psychiatrist
Working in the NHS and privately at Keats House near London Bridge. She offers timely and thorough one off or long term assessments for women with anxiety and depression in the postnatal period, PTSD, Birth Trauma, issues related to infertility or premenstrual syndrome. She has 20 years of experience in Psychiatry and has been a perinatal psychiatrist in London’s only outstanding NHS rated trust for the past nine years. She prides herself on providing high quality respectful and bespoke care and treatment options to every patient she works with. Rebecca.moore@elft.nhs.uk
Mother shares her story eg
In addition to the blog, she now works with local council and other organisations to advocate for & help develop better perinatal mental health services in Essex. She also works with Lotus Petal Family Support, and their founder Sarah Wood, who provide peer support groups for women currently suffering.
http://thebutterflymother.com/
Laura also blogs on other parenthood topics so may be best to use this link instead, which is all my mental health content: http://thebutterflymother.com/postnatal-depression-anxiety/
In the afternoon there is also a talk on Bris and aftercare with Mohel and GP, Dr Joshua Plaut or Dr Alan Schamroth
Program: 9.30am-4pm
9.30am: Arrival and registration
9.45am-10.45am: Maternal “medical” complications with a leading Obstetrician (usually Dr Suzanna Bennett or Dr Caroline Ovadia).
Perinatal complications ie what can happen in labour ward? Reasons for urgent delivery
Birth and Postnatal medical conditions– HELLP, Pre-eclampsia + eclampsia, Haemorrhage, Infection
Recognition, emergency treatment and follow up
10.45-1245pm: Dr Rebecca Moore, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist with a specialist interest in Birth Trauma
(break half way through)
What is Birth trauma? How to recognise it and when does it happen
What is PTSD and its criteria
Effective treatments available for PTSD
Current Research
Case studies
Links with Postnatal Depression (PND)
Role of the carer, recognition, support, referral pathways, safety for family
Mother speaking to us about her experience – the speaker will vary here, previously we had eg Laura who spoke about her experience and how she then set up a forum for others, www.thebutterflymother.com
12.45pm – 1.45pm: Lunch
145pm – 215pm: Mother shares her story – eg in the past have been a mother sharing her experience of birth trauma along with Janet Harrison, who was actually her birth partner at the time. (The speakers will vary at each course)
2.15pm – 230pm: Refreshments
230pm-4pm: Dr Alan Shamroth or Dr Joshua Plaut (GP and Mohel)
Circumcision (brit milah) process and ceremony
Aftercare – myths and reality
Different practices within Judaism from Liberal to Orthodox
3.45-4pm – Finish, certificates and evaluations