Motion or amendment: Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Alan Robinson on .
- MLA
- Mr Alan Robinson
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 30 September 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Mother and Baby Unit”
- Heading
- Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 452155
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Text
Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘remain the only part of’ and insert:
‘the United Kingdom without a dedicated mother and baby unit; expresses concern at the ongoing lack of provision; calls on the Minister of Health to provide an update on the current business case for the establishment of a mother and baby unit; and further calls on the Minister to put in place interim measures, including a dedicated ward with staff trained in conditions such as postpartum psychosis, to ensure mothers in crisis can access appropriate support until that unit is developed, and to engage with his Ministerial counterparts in Great Britain to ensure that services in that unit apply best practice to best support mothers and babies living in Northern Ireland.’
129 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 7 October 2025: Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 1 – The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
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