Hi there,
We’re looking to hear from mums who would be willing to share their experiences of mental health support during pregnancy or after giving birth.
As you may have seen, we've been working with some other campaigners to better understand how new mums experience mental health support. We know from our research so far that although many new mums seek help, they don't always go on to receive it and sometimes even if they do receive support, it's not right for their needs.
We’re particularly interested in understanding what happened in those cases — where you tried to get help, the routes you went through (GP, midwife, health visitor, etc), and what went wrong. We’d also like to hear from anyone who received support but felt it wasn’t the right fit, as well as any broader experiences of accessing and navigating maternal mental health care.
If you’d be willing to share your experience - and potentially speak to journalists to help raise awareness of issues around maternal mental health support - please reply below or email [email protected]
Thanks,
MNHQ