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.
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Mental health in pregnancy
NHS guidance for mental health problems and pregnancy.
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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.
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This Girl Can
An exercise plan for new and expectant mothers.
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Dads Matter
Help for dads to have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues.
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Parent talk
Advice, guidance, and coaching for parents from Action for Children.
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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.
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PANDAS
PANDAS is a community offering peer-to-peer support for you, your family and your network.
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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.
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Family Line
Supporting adult family members by phone, text and email.
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Talking Therapies
If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, excessive worry or low mood, then NHS Talking Therapies can help.
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Getting support with your family's emotional wellbeing
How to get support with your family's emotional wellbeing.
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Support for parents
NSPCC early parenting advice.
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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.