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Mother and Baby Units (MBUs)

1. How familiar are you with the Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) that exist currently?

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Very familiar
Quite familiar
Familiar
A bit familiar
Not at all familiar

2. If you are familiar with existing Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) can you tell us:

a) What works well?
Good care & support
b) What doesn't work well?
Too far to travel for anyone north of Perth, so people reluctant to go, causes difficulty for families & mums with older children
c) What can make it hard for women to access the service?
Distance. Fear. Stigma
d) What improvements would you suggest?
A 3rd unit further north

3. If you have lived experience of mental health problems in pregnancy or after childbirth, is there anything else you want to tell us about your experience of care?

Please give us your views
I had good care because my health visitor was on the ball

Options for the Provision of Additional Mother and Baby Unit Services

4. What do you think is important to women and families when considering admission to an MBU?

Please give us your views
Not too far away. Plenty of information about unit. Easy communication so families know what’s going on and patients don’t feel isolated.

5 a). What do you imagine would be benefit(s) of increasing the number of beds in existing units? (choose all that apply)

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Access for women and families across Scotland
Cost
Safety
Sustainability of the service
Other (please specify below)

6 a). What do you imagine would be the challenges/drawback of increasing the number of beds in existing units? (choose all that apply)

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Access for women and families across Scotland
Cost
Safety
Sustainability of the service
Other (please specify below)
b) Please tell us your reason for thinking this
Usual concentration of resources in central belt and difficult access for rest of country so not fair & equitable treatment

7 a). What do you imagine would be the benefits of developing a new unit in the north of Scotland? (choose all that apply)

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Access for women and families across Scotland
Cost
Safety
Sustainability of the service
Other (please specify below)

8 a). What do you imagine would be the challenges / drawbacks of developing a new unit in the north of Scotland? (choose all that apply)

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Access for women and families across Scotland
Cost
Safety
Sustainability of the service
Other (please specify below)

9. Do you think there is a different way to provide care for those women with severe illness, and their infants, who might otherwise need to be admitted to hospital?

Please give us your views
Improved home support, for woman’s mental health and practical baby care. However if very I’ll it wouldn’t be safe

The Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund (MBUFF)

10. Are you aware of the Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund (MBUFF)?

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Yes
No

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