If you're feeling low, sad or worried, please know that you are not alone. Mental health challenges affect many parents during pregnancy and after childbirth please reach out for help.

  • Mental health in pregnancy

    NHS guidance for mental health problems and pregnancy.

  • Home-Start

    Home-Start Bristol is a local charity that supports and empowers parents who live in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, who are struggling and have at least one child under the age of five.

  • This Girl Can

    An exercise plan for new and expectant mothers.

  • Dads Matter

    Help for dads to have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues.

  • Parent talk

    Advice, guidance, and coaching for parents from Action for Children. 

  • Mother's for Mothers

    Maternal mental health and wellbeing support, advice and information to women, birthing people and their families in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

  • PANDAS

    PANDAS is a community offering peer-to-peer support for you, your family and your network.

  • The Willow Tree Centre

    The Willow Tree Centre provides a free confidential and unbiased one-to-one listening and support service for women (and their partners) experiencing difficulties related to unplanned pregnancy and after all types of pregnancy loss.

  • Family Line

    Supporting adult family members by phone, text and email.

  • Talking Therapies

    If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, excessive worry or low mood, then NHS Talking Therapies can help.

  • Getting support with your family's emotional wellbeing

    How to get support with your family's emotional wellbeing.

  • Support for parents

    NSPCC early parenting advice.

  • BBC parenting series including the Dad's Squad

    The daily challenges of parenting from dealing with a rainy day out, to supermarket tantrums, having to visit the baby changing room and getting fussy toddlers to eat.