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.
Gloucestershire Primary Mental Health Service Pdf, 738.8kb
Published: August 2023
This book is for women who have mild to moderate depression before or after having their baby, or if they are recovering from an episode of severe depression associated with pregnancy. A practical guide to tell you about a number of skills from congnitive behavioural therapy to help manage your mood.
Ruth Naughton-Doe Pdf, 25.1mb
Published: July 2024
Perinatal loneliness refers to the loneliness experienced by parents and prospective parents during pregnancy and up to two years post-birth. Addressing loneliness may be one promising approach to preventing or reducing perinatal mental illness.
The Royal College of Midwives Pdf
Published: November 2025
The Royal College of Midwives calls on policymakers, commissioners, and senior NHS leaders across the UK to support the midwifery community in providing more and better perinatal mental health support and, in this roadmap, sets out how this could and should be done.
Birthrights Pdf, 4.3mb
Published: January 2022
This report demonstrates that Black, brown and mixed-ethnicity women and birthing people in the UK face persistent racial inequalities in maternity outcomes and experiences, such as being ignored, stereotyped, and receiving lower quality care, driven by systemic racism rather than individual or biological failings.
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.
