Sharon

Nurse. Comments are personal.

[Prof Jamie Waterall RN @JamieWaterall]

Thank you to the Public Health Wales Nursing & Midwifery Team for inviting me to speak at your annual conference today🙏 #InternationalNursesDay #IND2026

[The Marcé Society @TheMarceSociety]

Today is World Materrnal Mental Health Day. We acknowledge the emotional challenges that parents may face during pregnancy and childbirth. 1 in 5 women experience perinatal mood or anxiety disorders and yet 7 in 10 hide or downplay their symptoms. Let's support mothers.

[Anna McShane @AnnaCMcShane]

One in five mothers who needed postpartum mental health support never received it.

[BMJ Mental Health @BMJMentalHealth]

Postpartum depression is often missed, & not all cases look the same.

A new study in @BMJMentalHealth shows AI can help: by analysing clinical notes, researchers identified 30% more PPD cases beyond diagnosis codes alone, revealing distinct subtypes with different needs.

Earlier detection = better, more personalised care

Link: https://t.co/liwXU5GMBn

Authors:
Prakash Adekkanattu, Veer Vekaria, Yiye Zhang, Braja Gopal Patra, Priscilla Liang, Marianne Sharko, Natalie Benda, Meghan Reading Turchioe, Andrea Temkin- Yu, Alison Hermann, Jyotishman Pathak
@Columbia

[Older People’s Commissioner for Wales @talkolderpeople]

Have you been affected by abuse, and are unsure about what support is available?

Our Support Directory can help you find the details of local and national organisations, that you can contact for support if you are affected by abuse.

https://t.co/Nt6LOywBWF

[BBC Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @BBCWales]

Ruben, who was diagnosed with trichotillomania 10 years ago, said at his lowest point he pulled out most of the hairs on his eyebrows

https://t.co/2zH9Wr4Beb

[Charlotte Gill @charlotte_dawn_]

Feeling lots of guilt today. Memories have cropped up from this time five years ago when my daughter and I were staying in a Mother and Baby Unit after I became suicidal.
The unit was incredible and helped me so much, but the mum guilt of being so ill hasn’t really gone away.

[Raja Adnan Ahmed @drraja_]

Mother and Baby Unit is a specialized inpatient psychiatric facility allowing mothers to receive treatment for severe mental health issues (such as postpartum psychosis or severe depression) while remaining with their infants.

This BBC article shares a lived experience of Postpartum mental health difficulties.

https://t.co/2H8nI36clc

[Stephanie deGiorgio @DrSdeG]

@DrAnnieHickox I spent many years feeling like I had failed as a mother because postnatal depression had robbed me of what I felt must be good attachment.
I worked hard to try to remedy that when better.
So I am always very careful when discussing this, knowing women will feel guilty

[Sharon @sharonf2016]

@nbinsider63 @BBCNews Not covered in this situation

[Sharon @sharonf2016]

@deli_tracey @KrysiaJ We are flying to Glasgow, then Glasgow to Heathrow tomorrow. No seats available to Heathrow when we tried on Monday. We decided anywhere in the Uk would do!

[Sharon @sharonf2016]

@KrysiaJ @deli_tracey ……because it’s still really difficult to get seats on other flights 😀

[Sharon @sharonf2016]

@AskBA_claim523 Once we are safely back in the UK, you will definitely be hearing from us 😀

[Welsh Government Health and Social Care @WGHealthandCare]

It’s a common misconception that health visitors just weigh babies. 👩‍🍼

In fact, their work goes far beyond initial growth assessments & encompasses a holistic, family-focussed package of support.

#HealthVisitingMakingADifference
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[Welsh Government Health and Social Care @WGHealthandCare]

👩‍🍼 From pregnancy, through the early years, health visitors are there for families, helping children get the best possible start in life!

This week, we're celebrating all the amazing work they do in Wales.

#HealthVisitingMakingADifference

[BBC Wales News @BBCWalesNews]

Maternity services under strain as report finds insufficient staffing levels https://t.co/QXro5tIRXO

[Welsh Government Health and Social Care @WGHealthandCare]

All mothers, babies and families have the right to safe, high‑quality care.

The national oversight of maternity services will be strengthened across Wales as part of our 3 year improvement programme.
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https://t.co/mQVXDizbuu

[BirthTrauma @BirthTrauma]

Well done to Sam Thompson for talking about his experience. Traumatic birth affects the wider family, not just the woman and her partner. https://t.co/JpGNpOwqV7

[Dr Annie Hickox, Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsych @DrAnnieHickox]

Stopping anti-depressant medication just because someone is pregnant can cause relapse and increase risk to the mother and baby.