Useful links
Here are some helpful links for support during the perinatal period:
Perinatal support
Best Beginnings
Provides information about many aspects of pregnancy and parenting, including mental wellbeing, in the form of short video clips.
Website: www.bestbeginnings.org.uk
La Leche breastfeeding support
Friendly breastfeeding support from pregnancy onwards.
Website: www.laleche.org.uk
NHS weaning advice
Advice from the NHS/Start4life.
Website: www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning
Bonding and attachment
Information from helpguide.org an independent not-for-profit organisation.
Website: www.helpguide.org/articles/parenting-family/building-a-secure-attachment-bond-with-your-baby
UNICEF baby friendly resources
Breast & bottle feeding, co-sleeping/sleep & night time, antenatal care, neonatal care, support for parents and relationship building resources.
Website: www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources
Buckinghamshire Hospital Trust maternity page
A link to the maternity services page on the Trust website covering before, during and after the birth of your baby.
Website: www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services/maternity-services
Birth Trauma Association
Support for women who have experienced traumatic childbirth, and their partners.
Website: www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
Other support groups
Buckinghamshire Maternity Voices
An organisation that is there to ensure that the views and opinions of women and birthing individuals are heard.
Website: www.bucksmaternityvoices.co.uk
Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy (BUMPS)
Information leaflets for women and their partners about use of a medication in pregnancy.
Website: www.medicinesinpregnancy.org
Netmums
Information and support on many aspects pregnancy and parenting, including local resources.
Website: www.netmums.com
Connection Support
An organisation helping those with housing issues and homelessness.
Fatherhood Institute
The UK’s fatherhood think-tank, providing news, training information, policy updates, research summaries and guides for supporting fathers and their families.
Website: www.fatherhoodinstitute.org
Maternal OCD
Support and Information for women with Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. A Twitter support group can be found at: #Bumpsandmumsocdhr.
Website: www.maternalocd.org
Mental health support
Maternal Mental Health Alliance
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) is a coalition of over eighty UK organisations committed to better mental health and wellbeing for women and their children in pregnancy and the first postnatal year, in order to improve long-term outcomes for mothers, fathers and children.
Website: www.app-network.org/campaigning/
MIND
This link explains postnatal depression and other perinatal mental health issues, including possible causes, sources of treatment and support, and advice for friends and family.
Mind: Postnatal depression and perinatal mental health issues.
PANDAS
Antenatal and postnatal depression information and support for women and families. Support groups and helpline.
Website: www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
PND and Me
Website and online support group for sufferers of perinatal mental illness with links to information and a range of resources around this topic. Set up by a mum who had postnatal depression.
Website: www.pndandme.co.uk
Royal College of Psychiatry
- Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk
- Leaflets: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health
Tommy’s mental well-being in pregnancy
Loss of a baby
SAND
SANDS is a charity that supports anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby before, during or shortly after birth:
Website: www.sands.org.uk
Page last reviewed: 26 September, 2024