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.
Five X More Pdf, 1.4mb
Published: May 2022
A nationwide study of black women's experiences of maternity services in the UK. Both quantitative and qualitative data was gathered from 1340 women and birthing people from around the UK who either identified as Black or of Black mixed heritage and had accessed NHS maternity services whilst pregnant between 2016 and 2021.
MMHA Pdf, 1.2mb
Published: July 2024
This independent report evaluates the impact of the Campaign between 2016 and 2021, a phase focused on the development of high-quality specialist perinatal mental health (PMH) services. These services, which comprise PMH community teams and inpatient mother and baby units (MBUs), provide life-saving care to women and families affected by perinatal mental illness.
The Maternity Consortium Pdf, 349.4kb
Published: September 2024
The SANDS and Tommy's Policy Unit led a project to engage with women and birthing people who have self-harmed, had suicidal thoughts and/or attempted suicide during the perinatal period. All participants were interviewed by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, the Nelson Trust or Yogibirds. The project worked closely with Samaritans who provided support and advice. The aim of this report is to understand these experiences in order to identify how support in the perinatal period can be improved and the risk of self-harm and suicide reduced.
None Pdf, 3.0mb
Published: May 2022
This report is a compilation of short testimonies about why health visitors are important in ensuring our children are safe, healthy and able to thrive. Through these testimonies we see the importance of health visitors’ work and the breadth and depth of what they do.
