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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?
excellent service once mum and baby have been admitted
b) What doesn't work well?
referral process
c) What can make it hard for women to access the service?
geographical access
d) What improvements would you suggest?
improve geographical spread

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
family support
travel distance from home and relatives

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

Other, please specify
access for more women in area of unit
b) Please tell us your reasons for thinking this
as the perinatal health services develop and their capacity increases across Scotland, more women might be identified as needing this help.

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

Please select all that apply
Access for women and families across Scotland
Cost
Safety
Sustainability of the service
Other (please specify below)
Other, please specify
does not increase the geographical spread
b) Please tell us your reason for thinking this
more staff needed.
broader geographical cover needed

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

Please select all that apply
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)

Please select all that apply
Access for women and families across Scotland
Cost
Safety
Sustainability of the service
Other (please specify below)

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

Conclusion

15. Finally, is there anything else that you would like to share about this issue?

Please give us your views
covid has had a huge detrimental impact on new parents and the needs for acute mental health services has increased.

About you

Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?

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Organisation

What is your organisation?

NHS Lothian Maternity Voices Partnership