English: There are many groups and organisations available to support mothers through this very difficult time, but when you leave the care of the medical professionals, and you are back in the family unit, you begin to worry; worry that you are a failure, worry that you are letting people down. You feel that you can't ask for help without being negatively judged and you start to feel that no matter where you turn, no-one really understands. How many mothers right now are feeling this way? How many mothers and families are being left to struggle alone? How many children will feel this negative impact, or grow up with strained relationships within the family unit? Support services available to women in Wales who suffer with postpartum PTSD are available through perinatal mental health teams that are set up in each local health board. Each local health board across Wales offers varying levels of support for mothers and families who are in need of mental health support. Access to these services requires referral through GP or health visitors. Some mothers are unfortunately wrongly diagnosed with post-natal depression; we need to make sure that our GPs, midwives and health visitors are supplied with the tools and training they need to best care for those mothers who are most vulnerable at a time in their lives that they should feel safe, content and cared for. With that said, I welcome the new mother and baby unit in Swansea bay. This is a step in the right direction when it comes to the health and well-being of mothers pre and post birth. Until now, mothers who have needed serious mental health care were admitted to acute mental health facilities without their babies, or would need to travel to a specialist unit outside of Wales. We must do more to combat the stigma of postnatal depression and peripartum PTSD. We must ensure mothers have confidence to confide in our fantastic healthcare professionals. I believe that the mother and baby unit in Swansea bay does this, and should be replicated across all seven Welsh health boards. I want to pay tribute to all maternity staff in Wales. I know the team that cared for me went above and beyond the call of duty. There are many support groups, such as Mums Matter by Mind Cymru, and whilst we celebrate progress in specialist care in perinatal mental health, it is vital we do more, it is vital we listen better, and it is vital that we all work to remove all stigma surrounding any forms of mental health. I hope mothers who suffer with any form of PTSD take strength in the knowledge that they are not alone. Please reach out. Ask for help. I'd urge the Minister to build on the good practice of the Swansea bay mothers unit, and ensure mothers who suffer any form of PTSD or depression are better supported in the future.
Welsh: Mae llawer o grwpiau a sefydliadau ar gael i gefnogi mamau drwy'r cyfnod anodd iawn hwn, ond pan fyddwch yn gadael gofal y gweithwyr meddygol proffesiynol, ac yn ôl yn yr uned deuluol, rydych yn dechrau poeni; poeni eich bod yn fethiant, poeni eich bod yn siomi pobl. Rydych chi'n teimlo na allwch ofyn am help heb gael eich beirniadu ac rydych chi'n dechrau teimlo, lle bynnag y trowch, nad oes neb yn deall mewn gwirionedd. Faint o famau sy'n teimlo felly ar hyn o bryd? Faint o famau a theuluoedd sy'n cael eu gadael i frwydro ar eu pen eu hunain? Faint o blant fydd yn teimlo'r effaith negyddol hon, neu'n tyfu i fyny â pherthynas dan straen yn yr uned deuluol? Mae gwasanaethau cymorth ar gael i fenywod yng Nghymru sy'n dioddef anhwylder straen wedi trawma ôl-enedigol drwy dimau iechyd meddwl amenedigol a sefydlwyd ym mhob bwrdd iechyd lleol. Mae pob bwrdd iechyd lleol ledled Cymru'n cynnig lefelau amrywiol o gymorth i famau a theuluoedd sydd angen cymorth iechyd meddwl. Mae gofyn cael atgyfeiriad drwy feddyg teulu neu ymwelydd iechyd er mwyn cael mynediad at y gwasanaethau hyn. Yn anffodus, mae rhai mamau'n cael diagnosis anghywir o iselder ôl-enedigol; mae angen inni sicrhau bod ein meddygon teulu, ein bydwragedd a'n hymwelwyr iechyd yn cael yr adnoddau a'r hyfforddiant sydd eu hangen arnynt i ofalu yn y ffordd orau am y mamau mwyaf agored i niwed ar adeg yn eu bywydau pan ddylent deimlo'n ddiogel, yn fodlon a'u bod yn cael gofal. Wedi dweud hynny, rwy'n croesawu'r uned newydd i famau a babanod ym mae Abertawe. Mae hwn yn gam i'r cyfeiriad cywir mewn perthynas ag iechyd a lles mamau cyn ac ar ôl iddynt roi genedigaeth. Hyd yn hyn, byddai mamau sydd wedi bod angen gofal iechyd meddwl dwys yn cael eu derbyn i gyfleusterau iechyd meddwl acíwt heb eu babanod, neu byddai angen iddynt deithio i uned arbenigol y tu allan i Gymru. Rhaid inni wneud mwy i fynd i'r afael â stigma iselder ôl-enedigol ac anhwylder straen wedi trawma ôl-enedigol. Rhaid inni sicrhau bod hyder gan famau i ymddiried yn ein gweithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol gwych. Credaf fod yr uned i famau a babanod ym mae Abertawe'n gwneud hyn, a dylid cael unedau tebyg iddi ar draws pob un o'r saith bwrdd iechyd yng Nghymru. Hoffwn dalu teyrnged i'r holl staff mamolaeth yng Nghymru. Rwy'n gwybod bod y tîm a ofalodd amdanaf fi wedi mynd y tu hwnt i alwad dyletswydd. Ceir llawer o grwpiau cymorth, fel Mums Matter gan Mind Cymru, a thra'n bod yn dathlu cynnydd mewn gofal arbenigol ym maes iechyd meddwl amenedigol, mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn gwneud mwy, mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn gwrando'n well, ac mae'n hanfodol ein bod i gyd yn gweithio i gael gwared ar yr holl stigma sy'n gysylltiedig ag unrhyw fathau o salwch meddwl. Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd mamau sy'n dioddef gydag unrhyw fath o anhwylder straen wedi trawma yn cael cryfder o wybod nad ydynt ar eu pen eu hunain. Estynnwch allan os gwelwch yn dda. Gofynnwch am help. Hoffwn annog y Gweinidog i adeiladu ar arferion da uned mamau bae Abertawe, a sicrhau bod mamau sy'n dioddef unrhyw fath o anhwylder straen wedi trawma neu iselder yn cael eu cefnogi'n well yn y dyfodol.