Latest Messages from The Elizabeth Clinic
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Nov, 2016
Parenting is probably the hardest job on the planet. It certainly has the longest hours, limited leave entitlements and the tasks are just never quite finished. There is continuous performance assessment - when out in public or when your…
READ MOREWe have had many sleepless nights, anxious moments, and times when we really weren’t sure we doing it right, but we are now seeing the development of what we have dreamt of. A Specialist Perinatal, Infant and Child Health Service that can provide expert care to families, support and training for our colleagues in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and contribute to the wider community with research endeavours.…
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8
Sep, 2016
Since when did parenting become a competition? From the minute you fall pregnant or even consider it, you have entered the guilt industry. There will be a never-ending list of do’s and don’ts in books, on…
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24
Aug, 2016
Parenting today is fraught with anxiety and sometimes we lose our ability to know ourselves and to get to know our baby. Here is a heartfelt response written by one of the mother’s who attended the Pathways group at the Elizabeth Clinic. It talks of the journey that begins with pregnancy and continues on throughout our childrens’ lives. It highlights the need for REAL support and the value that reaching…
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26
Apr, 2016
Are babies ‘time-wasters’? How do we think about that early time with a new baby? Everything in the world is a marvel or a worry to a person who knows nothing about it – and that person is a…
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22
Apr, 2016
The Conception, Delivery and Naming of the Elizabeth Clinic. The ideas behind the Elizabeth Clinic have been discussed for many years over many toasted sandwiches at lunchtime. The clinicians involved share many decades worth of experience of working with young families. We would often lament how tortuous the journey a mother had experienced, due to the fact that it had been hard to find the right help and there had…
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