Pre, During and Post Pregnancy

Tommy's

Tommy’s exists to support, care for and champion people, no matter where they may be on their pregnancy journey. They also provide support around the death of a baby. They are a pregnancy charity working to make the UK the safest place in the world to give birth, supported by people who refuse to accept that a baby's death is just 'one of those things'.

https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/im-pregnant/mental-wellbeing/mental-health-during-and-after-pregnancy

You can create a Wellbeing Plan which is a 2-page plan, endorsed by NICE, that helps you start thinking about how you feel emotionally and what support you might need in your pregnancy and after the birth.

https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/calculators-tools-resources/wellbeing-plan/pregnancy-and-post-birth-wellbeing-plan

Perinatal services NHS Devon Partnership Trust

Provide a specialist community service to women living in Devon and Torbay. Also have an inpatient Mother and Baby Unit in Exeter, with an attached outreach service for women living in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

You can access their resources and self help online. However you need to be referred by your GP, midwife or healthcare professional if you wish to access other aspects of the services e.g. maternal Mental Health Clinic.

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/our-services/pregnant-women-and-new-mothers

Little Bluebells

We support parents with mild to moderate perinatal mental health difficulties during pregnancy and / or up to two years after their child is born.

They support parents with their perinatal mental health and wellbeing. They are a charity and offer all their services for free.

https://bluebellcare.org/our-services

They offer:

“Dads in Mind service” which offers vital one-to-one support over the phone, text and online for fathers.
11-week well-being programme done face to face called “Comfort Zone”
Buddy system
Counselling