Postnatal Mental Health

Readable and well-researched information for the public.

For anyone who is worried about themselves, a friend or a relative

• Postnatal Depression : our main leaflet 
• Mental health in pregnancy: our new leaflet
• Over my Left Shoulder - a five minute documentary film on postnatal depression
• Postnatal depression: key facts 
• Postnatal Depression : a leaflet for carers and professionals working with people with Postnatal depression (produced as part of our Partners in Care campaign)
• New: Postpartum psychosis: several mental illness after childbirth
• Exercise and mental health
• Eating well

Children and young people

• Parental mental illness- the problems for children: what parents and teachers need to know

• Chinese  Postnatal Depression and Mental illness after childbirth
• Arabic   الأمراض النفسية بعد الولادة (Mental illness after childbirth)
• Greek  Postnatal depression & Mental Illness after childbirth
• Polish  Postnatal depression
• Urdu  Postnatal depression & Mental Illness after childbirth

Books for the general public

• The Young Mind: an essential guide for parents, teachers and young adults. Order you discount copy from us - 20% off.
• The Mind: A User's Guide. Essential reading for everyone.

• Perinatal mental health services: Recommendations for provision of services for childbearing women - College report (88) 
• Patients as parents: Addressing the needs, including the safety, of children whose parents have mental - College report (105)
• Perinatal Mental Health: a guide to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

• About our leaflets
• Does postnatal depression increase risk of depression next time?: Press release
• Postnatal Depression: Brief psychological therapies improve in short-term: Press release
• Perinatal Section
• Women in Psychiatry Special Interest Group