Supporting infant feeding in women with severe mental illness
Perinatal and parent infant mental health lecture series (CPD90)
Our perinatal and parent infant mental health lecture series (CPD90) offers the opportunity to hear from a range of speakers, each experts in their field, as they share clinical insights, experience and research in perinatal and parent-infant mental health.
In this lecture, taking place on Tuesday 18 November, Natasha Baker will present on supporting infant feeding in women with severe mental illness.
The online lecture is delivered on Zoom and will include a presentation and interactive Q&A session. A CPD certificate will be provided to evidence attendance, and a recording of the lecture will be made available to all registrants.
About this lecture
Supporting infant feeding in women with severe mental illness
Event date and time
Tuesday 18 November, 12 to 1.30pm
Speaker
Natasha Baker – Senior Clinical Research Midwife
Synposis
Infant feeding in the context of severe mental illness (SMI) is complex and there are several reasons why breastfeeding can be more challenging for women with SMI. Due to a paucity of evidence in this area, little is known about how best to support infant feeding in women with SMI.
This lecture will examine the existing literature, using the findings from my recent systematic review to highlight gaps in evidence. I will also present the findings from a mixed methods study carried out as part of my PhD. This study aimed to explore the infant feeding outcomes and support needs of women accessing secondary mental health services in the perinatal period. We will look at the unique clinical challenges and future direction of research and practice in this area.
Alongside my research career, my clinical experience as a midwife provides me with an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges and complexities of supporting infant feeding in women with SMI. I will conclude the lecture by sharing case studies from my infant feeding support service offered to women cared for by SLaM (South London & Maudsley) perinatal community teams. This lecture provides an opportunity to explore more about how infant feeding can impact the mental health of women with SMI, and takes an depth look at research and clinical practice in this area.
There will be some video material shown with permission from the patient.
This lecture will be recorded, and a recording will be sent to registrants.
About this speaker
Natasha Baker is is a midwife by background and her most recent clinical role was as a senior clinical research midwife at UCLH. Her research interests are perinatal mental health and specifically, the intersection between women’s mental health and infant feeding. In 2017 she completed an MRes at St Georges University, exploring midwives perceptions of screening for mental health in pregnancy, following which she worked with the King’s Women’s Mental Health Group (formally the section of women’s mental health). During this time she became interested in the infant feeding support needs of women with severe mental illness and recognised a significant gap in the literature so developed a research proposal with the overarching aim of broadening understanding of infant feeding in the context of maternal mental illness to inform future resources in this area.
Who is this lecture for?
Our perinatal mental health lectures are suitable for a wide range of practitioners who work with women, birthing people, their babies and families during the perinatal period, as well as those who are interested in working in, or finding out more about, perinatal and parent-infant mental health.
For example, you may be working as a:
- children’s centre and early years’ practitioner
- family support worker
- family hubs worker
- health visitor or health visitor assistant
- charity practitioner or volunteer
- midwife or midwife assistant
- talking therapies practitioner
- obstetrician
- GP
- social worker
- occupational therapist
nurse - neonatology practitioner
- psychiatrist
- peer support worker
- nursery nurse
- CAMHS practitioner or 0-5 practitioner
Book your place
You can book a place on a lecture in this series using our MyTAP booking system. Each lecture costs £30 and is booked separately on MyTap via the button link below. If you are looking to commission five or more places on this lecture for your organisation or service, please contact us at CPDevents@tavi-port.ac.uk.
You will receive confirmation by email, and we will be in touch approximately one week before each lecture with detailed joining instructions.
Should you have any concerns about the accessibility of remote delivery please contact us at CPDEvents@tavi-port.ac.uk to discuss how we can best help you.