Staff training to support mums with mental health issues
Staff working with new mums are to get more training to help them support those experiencing mental health problems.
Its chief nursing officer Jean White said post-natal depression affected between 15-20% of women.
She said it could affect a mother's wellbeing and a child's development.
The parenting charity NCT welcomed the announcement, adding: "Many women experiencing maternal mental illness fall through the gaps but with better trained health professionals, we hope these mothers will receive the support they need."