"Perinatal Psychiatry Service- QMC"

I want to say a huge thank you to the midwifery and perinatal  psychiatry team at the QMC for their fantastic care throughout my pregnancy and beyond.

I have suffered with mental health issues my entire life and when I mentioned this on my first midwife appointment, I was referred through to the psychiatry team at the QMC.  Michelle (I think her name was, the hospital took my maternity notes and my memory is awful) was absolutely fantastic.  She made sure she saw me on a regular basis, helped me make sense of my anxieties and emotions.  At times when I felt like my feelings were trivial, she made me realise they were completely normal and justified and gave me invaluable advice which led to the healthy birth of my first daughter.  She also spoke to my partner on many occasions and kept him in check- which I adore her for! When I gave birth she made sure she was the one who came to visit me at home which was beyond her care of duty but helped give my pregnancy journey closure.  I cannot thank her enough and I smile thinking of the times I cried in her office and all the advice she gave me which has led me to do a complete you-turn on my whole way of life.  I am completely a different person now (for the greater good I believe) and have her to thank for this.

Cisi and Dr Hofberg have helped me through my pregnancy journey and beyond and have given me some of the best health care I have experienced.  They are the first health professionals who I have felt have truly listened and understood me, are still continuing to help me be the most stable version of myself and have never given up in helping me with issues that in comparison to some others I would imagine are quite trivial in parts.

I cannot thank Dr Hofberg enough for her continued support and referrals to help me find some answers to a previous adhd diaognosis.  I have lived with the condition all my life with no proper support or treatment, however I now feel confident that with her help I may finally get the answers I am so desperately searching for.  I am so grateful our paths have crossed.

The work your team does is truly remarkable and a huge asset to the NHS.  I wish others got to see and understand the amazing work you do on a daily basis and how it truly helps reform so many lives of people affected with mental health.