Labour MP to push for better maternal mental health care after friend’s suicide

Laura Kyrke-Smith says perinatal mental health care in England is postcode lottery', with disadvantaged women more likely to miss out

A new Labour MP will speak in parliament on Wednesday of her anguish over her friend's suicide just 10 weeks after giving birth - despite the friend having repeatedly sought help for her anxiety.

Laura Kyrke-Smith, the MP for Aylesbury, will call for more specific mental health support to be embedded in maternity services.