Most new mums say NHS six-week checks fail to focus on their health

Survey finds appointments – required of GPs in England – are often mainly or equally about baby’s health

Six out of seven new mothers in England are not getting a checkup of their health six weeks after giving birth, despite such appointments becoming a new duty on the NHS last year.

Just 15% of women who have recently had a child are having a dedicated consultation with a GP to discuss their physical and mental health, according to a survey by the parenting charity National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

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