Resources

PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

Support for Perinatal Mental Health Difficulties

Support for Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

The Birth Trauma Association

Resources for Dads

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

The Compassionate Mind Approach to Postnatal Depression, Michelle Cree

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers, Karen Kleiman

What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood, Alexandra Sacks and Catherine Birndorf

The Supermum Myth: Become a happier mum by overcoming anxiety, ditching guilt and embracing imperfection using CBT and mindfulness techniques, Anya Hayes and Dr Rachel Andrew

Break Free from OCD, by by Dr. Fiona Challacombe, Dr. Victoria Bream Oldfield, Paul M Salkovskis

VIDEO WORKSHOPS

Be Kind to your Mind – Dealing with Scary Thoughts

PARENTING SUPPORT

Understanding pregnancy and infant development

The Association for Infant Mental Health, supporting your baby’s emotional development

Practical Support for Under 5s

Support with parenting

Help for infant crying and sleepless babies

Support for single parents

Support for parents of twins or triplets

Support for LGBTQ+ families in London

Support for LGBTQ+ families in Brighton

MISCARRIAGES & PERINATAL LOSS

The Miscarriage Association

Support for miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth and neonatal death

Support following the death of a baby

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If you cannot look after yourself or your baby, or if you have plans to harm yourself, you should be seen urgently by:

• Your GP

• A mental health service – your GP can arrange this. You may already have a crisis number to call

• Your local Emergency Department – open 24 hours