Perinatal Mental Health Support
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Description
Our services provides mental health support during pregnancy and for the first year of the postnatal period. We provide this on a one to one basis in a variety of settings.
You may have mixed emotions about child birth, pregnancy and your baby. This is completely normal and there is support available. These are some common signs that you should talk through with us, your GP, your midwife or health visitor.
- Tearfulness
- Being Irritable
- Lack of concentration
- Change of appetite
- Fatigue or extreme energy
- Racing thoughts
- Feeling anxious and worried
- Lack of motivation and interest.
- Some women may also have:
- Suicidal thoughts
- Ideas to harm themselves
- Intrusive thoughts
- Information about:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Self-esteem
- Relaxation and mindfulness
- One to one support
- Likeminded people
- Non-judgemental,friendly weekly groups.
Please feel free to contact the service for more information.
Contact
Position: Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner
Telephone:
Address
Perinatal Mental Health Support (Pregnancy and Postnatal Mental Health Support)
Address Notes
The service aims to provide a flexible service and therefore we can meet at a variety of location such as children's centres, the hospital and other places in the local community.