Discover a wealth of resources designed to help you support women and families impacted by perinatal mental health problems. Whether you work in healthcare, local or national government we hope you find what you need.
We are in the process of updating the Hub, so if you have a resource to add or think something is missing, please email info@maternalmentalhealthalliance.org.
MMHA Pdf, 1.6mb
Published: January 2016
Lived Experience Champion Laura created a Twitter tutorial to help professionals working in the sector to make the most of Twitter for perinatal mental health. Here, she blogs about her story and how online peer support has helped her and others.
MMHA Pdf, 2.2mb
Published: January 2016
A blog by Sally Hogg. Commissioning is the process of deciding how to use all the resources available in a system to improve citizens’ outcomes in the most efficient, effective and sustainable way. Whilst commissioners are ultimately accountable for this, they can’t do it alone and effective commissioning requires commissioners, managers, clinicians, and communities to work together to design and deliver pathways of care that produce the best outcomes for local populations.
MMHA Pdf, 878.1kb
Published: January 2016
Blog by Julie Juliff, Head of Maternity Services for Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group, talking about the importance of developing a strategy for perinatal mental health services, how she went about doing this and how other leaders can follow in her footsteps.
MMHA Pdf, 908.1kb
Published: October 2016
The Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health is dedicated to supporting research and services surrounding prenatal & postpartum mental health for mothers, fathers and their babies. The society has a biennial international conference to showcase cutting edge research and practice. The 2016 conference took place in Melbourne at the end of September. In this blog, Dr Jo Black, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, reflects on her experience.
MMHA Pdf, 561.4kb
Published: January 2016
Emma Jane is a mother to two daughters and passionate about improving maternity and perinatal mental health services for women and their families. The Mums and Babies in Mind team invited Emma to tell her story about birth trauma, perinatal PTSD and how she is making a difference.
MMHA Pdf, 1.0mb
Published: January 2016
Helen Ford is lead commissioner for Children and Maternity Services at Gloucestershire CCG and Gloucestershire County Council and is the lead commissioner for perinatal mental health. The MABIM team supported Helen and the perinatal and infant mental health network in Gloucestershire to improve perinatal mental health services. They interviewed Helen about her role as Lead Commissioner, what the network have achieved and her vision for the future.
MMHA Pdf, 1.6mb
Published: January 2016
Sharon Humberstone, Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Adults and Children from NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG, writes about her experience of using the Pathway Assessment Tool to identify gaps in services and improve the experience of women with perinatal mental illness.
MMHA Pdf, 1.8mb
Published: January 2016
The MABIM Leaders’ Programme brings together leaders from a wide range of different services and professional backgrounds to: • Learn from leading experts in policy, research and practice, • Be inspired by those who are making a real difference to women’s lives, • Talk to women with lived experience and hear their views, • Meet and share experiences with peers from other areas, and • Share learning and develop new solutions to difficult challenges. There are 7 masterclasses on different themes, with a top tips document from each, to share the insights and ideas with a wider audience.
MMHA Pdf, 829.2kb
Published: January 2016
The MABIM Leaders’ Programme brings together leaders from a wide range of different services and professional backgrounds to: • Learn from leading experts in policy, research and practice, • Be inspired by those who are making a real difference to women’s lives, • Talk to women with lived experience and hear their views, • Meet and share experiences with peers from other areas, and • Share learning and develop new solutions to difficult challenges. There are 7 masterclasses on different themes, with a top tips document from each, to share the insights and ideas with a wider audience.
