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.

Website: www.connectionsupport.org.uk/buckinghamshire/

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
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

MMHS Leaflets

MMHS Service Leaflet
MMHS Loss Pathway Leaflet

 

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