Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week

What is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week?

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems before, during and after pregnancy.

The week is all about:

• raising public and professional awareness of maternal mental health problems
• advocating for women and families impacted
• changing attitudes
• helping people access the information, care and support they need to recover.
  

Who is it organised by?

The week is organised and led by MMHA member Perinatal Mental Health Partnership UK (PMHP UK), who launched the first-ever UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week in 2017.

PMHP UK is a small group of individuals, including parents with lived experience and clinicians, who came together to raise awareness of maternal mental health.

Next year's theme and activities

PMHP UK – official organisers of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week – will announce their chosen theme in 2026.

Daily themes

We will share PMHP UK's daily themes for next year once they've been announced.

Last year's (2025) daily themes were as follows:

• Monday: Conversations that matter - let's talk about maternal mental health
• Tuesday: Walking with you as you find your voice - supportive organisations
• Wednesday: World Maternal Mental Health Day - Stronger Together
• Thursday: Breaking the silence: Financial stress and Maternal Mental Health
• Friday: Perinatal Positivity Pot
• Saturday: Information for Impact for Healthcare Professionals
• Sunday: Reflect and rise