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Specialist Organisations

Charities and specialist organisations who can help with support and advice…

PANDAS - pandasfoundation.org.uk / Information and support for anyone experiencing a mental health problem during or after pregnancy.

PND & ME - pndandme.co.uk / Online network connecting people with experience of perinatal mental health problems through twitter.

Maternal OCD - maternalocd.org / Offers specific support for perinatal OCD

The Birth Trauma Assocation - birthtraumaassociation.org.uk / information about birth trauma and PTSD, including support for fathers and partners.

Action PostPartum Psychosis - https://www.app-network.org/ / has a guide to recovering from PP here. It has lots of tips and ideas from women who've experienced PP about how to cope in the days and months after being diagnosed.

The Breastfeeding Network – breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk / very useful support on drugs you can take when breastfeeding

Family Action - family-action.org.uk / services for families, including mental health support.

Home-Start - home-start.org.uk / local support networks for families with young children.

No Panic - nopanic.org.uk/ provides a helpline, step-by-step programmes, and support for those with anxiety disorders.

OCD Action - ocdaction.org.uk / information and support for people with experience of OCD, and their friends, family and carers.


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Experiencing Loss

• The Lullaby Trust - lullabytrust.org.uk / Information and support for people affected by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

• The Miscarriage Association - miscarriageassociation.org.uk / Information and support for anyone affected by miscarriage.

• Sands - sands.org.uk / Stillbirth and neonatal death charity, providing information and support for anyone affected by these issues.

• Tommy's - tommys.org / Support and information on pregnancy, including mental health problems.