What is perinatal mental health?

Perinatal describes the time for a mother, partner and baby from conception to the first year of a baby’s life.  There are different Perinatal Mental Health concerns that can occur.

These include perinatal anxiety, perinatal depression, intrusives thoughts, perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and birth trauma or puerperal psychosis.

Further information regarding symptoms can be found by following this link:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/#.XMHe7Hl8Ccw 

If you have any concerns regarding your mental health please talk to your Midwife, Health Visitor or GP to access help and support. #pmhpwhatispmh