The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) is a UK charity and network of 160 organisations, dedicated to ensuring women and birthing people affected by perinatal mental health problems have access to high-quality, compassionate care.
If you're experiencing a mental health problem in pregnancy or after having a baby – you aren't alone. Services and organisations exist to support you. See Mind for information and support.
For over a decade, PANDAS charity’s free services and community have been available to provide hope, empathy and support to the families affected by a perinatal mental illness. They support parents from conception through to birth and beyond.
'For inspiring chats with amazing people talking about many different types of mental illness throughout the parental journey - what it's like being a parent generally, and how it effects other areas of our life, like mental health in the workplace for example. All of our conversations are stories of hope and inspiration ... from people who've experienced it and been there ... and come through the other side.'
'You can have a GREAT pregnancy, virth and postpartum experience. You just need the information and strategies to make it happen. The Great Birth Rebellion podcast, hosted by Dr Melanie Jackson offers evidence - based information to help you make informed decisions about your maternity care and helps you get the best out of your pregnancey, birth and postpartu m journey.
This podcast follows Jessie's pregnancy week by week, she is joined by doctors, midwives, sonographers, anaesthetists, home birth midwives, doulas,mental health experts, reflexologists the list goes on ... And with the help of questions from other pregnant women aims to cover all aspects of pregnancy and giving birth.
Sometimes our hopes and plans are not realised. For support and information on Preganancy Loss click here