- FoI Number
- 2024-722
- Subject
- SANDS
- Date Received
- 19/02/2025
- Request and Response
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- Does your Health Board commission Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions (MNPI) Teams?
No
- If you do commission MNPI teams, does this service include access to specialist psychological support (1:1 therapies), for people with the following experiences:
Experience
Both parents
Mother/ birthing person only
Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy
No
No
Termination of Pregnancy for Foetal Anomaly (ToPFA)
No
No
Stillbirth
No
No
Neonatal Death
No
No
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
No
No
- If you do commission MNPI, how long after the experience of pregnancy and baby loss are bereaved parents able to access the service?
N/A
• Up to one Year
• Up to two Years
• Indefinitely – parents can refer themselves at any time
• Other (please state)
- If you do commission MNPI, what was the average length of time bereaved parents waited to be seen by the service, following referral, in 2024 for:
N/A
a. Assessment
b. Therapy
- If you do commission MNPI, how long are parents able to access therapies from the MNPI services? N/A
N/A
• Up to 6 weeks
• Between 6 and 12 weeks
• Between 12 and 24 weeks
• Indefinitely – for as long as therapy is needed
• Other (please state)
- Do you commission any other specialist psychological therapy service, separately from MNPI, for bereaved parents who have had the following experiences?
Experience
Both parents
Mother only
Father or partner only
Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy
No
No
No
Termination of Pregnancy for Foetal Anomaly (ToPFA)
No
No
No
Stillbirth
No
No
No
Neonatal Death
No
No
No
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
No
No
No
- If yes, what service do you commission
N/A
- Do you hold any more information on psychological support for parents who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss that maybe useful in helping us to understand the services they can access in your area?
Women have access to SANDS and are provided with this information on discharge. We also liaise closely with colleagues in Primary Care including GPs and Community Mental Health Services.
