I am
delighted to announce that since our campaign started for the right of all
expectant mothers to be given routine detailed screening, we are finally seeing
progress made. Minister for Health Simon Harris emailed me today confirming
that the HSE National Service Plan 2016 committed to the planning and development
of equitable access to antenatal anomaly screening throughout all maternity
units in the context of emerging maternity networks.
In addition,
the National Maternity Strategy is now clear that all women must and will have
equal access to standardized ultrasound services. This strategy will be implemented
on a phased basis over the coming years which will be led by the National Women
& Infants Health Programme.
The newly
appointed Director will be meeting with me in due course to discuss the
strategy going forward, in this meeting I will be also highlighting the after
care service for families who suffer loss of their baby, which through our own experience
is seriously neglected.
Words cannot
describe how we are feeling now, from such a dark and sad time in our lives our
beautiful daughter shed some light from heaven, I knew in my heart she was sent
here for a reason, I am so proud of our angel. Our campaign was never darkened
around negativity, through our experience we saw a fault in the health care of
maternity services and in our daughters memory we simply did not want anyone
else to go through what we and many other families have gone through. I have
always said that we wanted to work alongside the HSE and not against it and now
they have started to implement a plan for all expectant mothers to receive
routine anomaly screening nationwide so if anything has been detected proper
procedures can be put in place before birth giving all babies a fighting
chance.
I am blown
away from all the support we have received since Isabella was born and when she
grew her wings, I am so proud to be her mum, she is around us always and
throughout our campaign this miracle has just proved it.
I will keep
you all updated on further progress as this is only the beginning.
Mother to an angel
xoxox
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