Maternal and Perinatal mental health

Maternal and Perinatal mental health

If you or someone you care about is facing challenges with mental health during pregnancy or in the first year after welcoming a little one, know that you’re not alone. We're here to offer support and share helpful resources to guide you through this journey. Your well-being matters!

• Perinatal mental health disorders can impact as many as 20% of new and expectant mothers.
• Perinatal mental health pertains to a woman's psychological well-being throughout her pregnancy and during the first year following childbirth.
• This includes pre-existing mental illnesses, as well as conditions that develop for the first time or are significantly worsened during the perinatal period.

Having a baby is a significant life event, and it's normal to experience a variety of emotions during pregnancy, after giving birth, or as a partner of someone who is expecting or has recently given birth. If you or someone you know is struggling with difficult feelings that are significantly impacting daily life, you can find support options available below.

Useful Websites:

• Mind Charity: Postnatal depression and perinatal mental health
• Mind Charity: Support and services 
• MumsAid 
• Family Lives: confidential support, information and advice 
• Home Start (offers a service which pairs you with a volunteer who visits you to offer practical and emotional support)
• NCT (runs courses for new parents and has a membership that runs activities and social groups)
• Association of Postnatal Illness 
• Action on Postpartum Psychosis
• Tommy's: Post Natal Depression
• Insider Guide Postpartum Psychosis: a guide for partners
• Maternal Mental Health Alliance 
• NHS UK: Mental Health Before During and After Pregnancy 

Podcasts:

• Perinatal mental health podcast
• The Beat Podcast: Supporting maternal mental health
• Mom and Mind, for Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health