Nursery World - New mothers feel rushed by GPs at post-natal check

Almost half of UK mothers feel their six-week post-natal check-up was not thorough enough, finds a new survey.

The NCT and Netmums poll of more than 4,000 women reveals 26 per cent felt their postnatal check was rushed, with a fifth reporting that their check-ups lasted less than five minutes.

More than five per cent of respondents said they wanted to talk about how they were feeling with their GP but there was not time, and close to a third said they were not asked about emotional or mental health issues at all.

This is despite the fact that the six-week post-natal check is designed to ensure new mothers are recovering emotionally and physically, as well as provide an opportunity for mothers to ask any questions and sort out any problems they may have after giving birth.

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