The importance of routine screening checks for emotional wellbeing
Perinatal mental health expert Professor Marie-Paule Austin recently led the charge to have a mental health screening tool added to the national guidelines for caring for pregnant women and new mums. As a part of Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week, she explains why this is so important. As most mothers will attest – you […]
‘Antenatal depression is not a myth, it’s real. It’s debilitating and horrible’
“Depression, it creeps up on you and puts its claws into you when you least expect it. I for one never thought it would happen to me. Was there such a thing as antenatal depression? I had never heard of it before. I knew others that had suffered varying types of depression but I didn’t […]
Anusaya’s antenatal anxiety and depression story
This is not an individual woman’s story, it represents the thousands of stories PANDA’s counsellors hear every year
7 things new dads need to emotionally prepare for parenthood
Becoming a dad brings with it a range of changes to your physical and emotional health. Helen McAllister, St John of God National Director Raphael Services, shares her advice on the essentials all dads need to know to keep their emotional wellbeing in check.
28 weeks pregnant – pregnancy week by week
Keep track of your pregnancy with our week-by-week pregnancy calendar. See how your body is changing and your baby is developing when you’re 28 weeks pregnant.