Mental Health : Maternity Voices

It’s not unusual for women to experience mental health problems during or after pregnancy.

Talk to your midwife or GP, there is help, support and treatment available:

The Let’s Talk Service

Let’s Talk offer talking therapies to adults in Gloucestershire who are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression. Contact them on 0800 073 2200 or use the online referral form. Find out more via their website here.

Please also see the leaflet Emotional Health in Pregnancy and After Giving Birth.

The Perinatal Mental Health Team

Find out more about the Perinatal Mental Health Team via our specialist services page or by visiting the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust website.

Home Start

Home Start provide advice and support to parents who are going through challenging times.

Find out more about the organisation closest to you:

Home-Start Stroud District (includes Quedgeley and Kingsway)

Home-Start Cotswold

Home-Start North and West Glos (includes Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean and Cheltenham)

PANDAS Foundation

PANDAS offer support and advice to any parent who is experiencing a pre or post natal mental health illness. Visit their website here.

Samaritans

Whatever you’re going through, you can call Samaritans free any time, from any phone on 116 123. Visit their website here.

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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2 weeks ago

From today, there's a new way to book your first midwife appointment in Gloucestershire. We've launched a new, easy-to-use booking system if you are newly pregnant and would like to access our midwifery services. Once you have filled in the booking form, a midwife from your local team will make contact within a few days. Having the right antenatal care is important to ensure the wellbeing of you and your baby. Find the form at: www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/maternity-booking Gloucestershire Maternity Voices ... See MoreSee Less

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Gloucestershire Maternity Voices

2 weeks ago

Mother and baby wellbeing groups are being offered by Can’t Sit Still. The link to book is below.✨ANNOUNCEMENT✨Following the success of the six wellbeing support groups that ran in Gloucestershire and Bristol throughout Lockdown 3, we are pleased to announce we are running 7 more groups in Gloucestershire, beginning the week of 7th June 2021. The groups take place every week for 6 weeks.Simply go to www.cantsitstill.net and click TAKE PART to book your place! "What you've managed to provide for us all has been beyond any expectation. I think it is such a huge testament that we all want to carry on meeting up, to continue to support each other and have a much needed giggle and place to be!"- Lucy, mum of Lillie. Participant of the Dursley wellbeing group, 2021. ... See MoreSee Less

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Gloucestershire Maternity Voices

2 weeks ago

Your Maternity Voice - Health Visiting ServiceWe are really sorry that the live didn't work today. Here is a recording of the discussion. If you have any questions at all, please do comment and we will answer them. ... See MoreSee Less

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Gloucestershire Maternity Voices

2 weeks ago

Barnardos in Gloucestershire ae offering virtual and face to face sessions to support parents and infants to regain confidence from the impact of Covid - 19. If you want to know more please contact Kate or Rhi on gloucestercitytfs@barnardos.org.ukThe poster below has some more information about times and dates for these groups.BABY STEPS GROUP 👣We are offering both virtual and face to face sessions to suit you! Please see the poster below for further information 🌸 To express an interest, please email Kate or Rhi on gloucestercitytfs@barnardos.org.uk. We kindly ask you to include your child’s age and an email address to send the Zoom link when expressing interest for our virtual sessions. ... See MoreSee Less

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Gloucestershire Maternity Voices

2 weeks ago

Apologies all, the live stream is not working today! But we are still having the discussion and we will post the recording later on. Please do still post any questions below and we will get them answered as soon as we can.Tomorrow’s Your Maternity Voice is with the Health Visiting team. If you have anything you would like to ask them please let us know in the comments or join us for the live consideration at 2.30pm. ... See MoreSee Less

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