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Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Agenda: 07 December 2021

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

14th Meeting, 2021

Start time: 09:00am
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
  3. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health

Agenda published: Monday, 06 December 2021 02:16pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.


2. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health

The Committee will take evidence from—

Selena Gleadow-Ware, Perinatal Faculty Chair, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Mary Ross Davie, Director for Professional Midwifery, Royal College of Midwives; Dr Arun Chopra, Executive Director (Medical), Mental Welfare Commission and; Professor Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, MBRRACE; 

and then from— 

Cat Berry, Group Facilitator and Volunteer Coordinator, Juno Perinatal Mental Health Support; Joanne Smith, Chair, Maternal Mental Health Scotland; Fiona Challacombe, Patron, Maternal OCD and; Clea Harmer, Chief Executive, Sands. 

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.