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<p>This Government is committed to improving perinatal mental health services for
women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to
access the right care at the right time and close to home.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England
is leading the programme of work to transform specialist perinatal mental health services,
so that by 2020/21 at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based
specialist mental health care during the perinatal period. This includes access to
psychological therapies and specialist community or inpatient care.</p><p> </p><p>NHS
England has reviewed the provision, access to and local availability of Mother and
Baby units. This work resulted in the publishing of a revised service specification
in late 2016, and the commissioning of four new Mother and Baby units within underserved
areas of the country. These units are due to come on line during 2018/19.</p>
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