Your emotional wellbeing
Support with mental health and wellbeing, before and after having a baby.
You can get help from your local perinatal mental health service if you:
- feel low or anxious during pregnancy or early parenthood
- have more bad days than good
- want advice on bonding with your baby
Perinatal means during pregnancy and up to about a year after birth.
Your child’s wellbeing is closely linked with your own wellbeing. Some parents feel overwhelmed after having a baby which is normal.
If you or your partner feel under pressure, talk to your health visitor, midwife, or GP for support.
Depending on where you live, you local perinatal mental health service will be one of the following: