Source: Calls for boost in mother and baby units after woman sent 90 miles for care – BBC News
A new mother is calling for better access to specialist units caring for women and babies after she was forced to travel 90 miles for emergency care during a mental health crisis.
Four days after giving birth, 30-year-old Lizzy Berryman’s postpartum psychosis forced her to be sectioned and taken from York to Derby while “soaked in urine” in a hospital car.
Some women from Yorkshire have been sent as far as London for specialist care at mother and baby units (MBU) due to availability issues, according to NHS information.
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