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Links Page
National Childbirth Trust
This organisation covers many issues related to pregnancy, childbirth and after birth. There is a special section on post-natal depression. The NCT can usually put you in touch with a group of mothers local to you and/or a post-natal co-ordinator.
www.nct.org.uk
Meet-a-Mum Association
This organisation runs local groups for mothers to meet each other around the country. There is useful information on the site and a helpline from 7pm-10pm on weekdays.
www.mama.co.uk
Perinatal Illness – UK
This is an organisation for women who suffer from any type of perinatal illness. Their patron is the lovely Fern Britton. It has useful information and offers support.
www.pni-uk.com
Samaritans
A confidential listening service for any person who is despairing or suicidal.
Tel:08457 909090
Email:
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www.samaritans.org.uk
BBC PND information
www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/postnatal1.shtml
Royal College of Psychiatrists
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/postnatalmentalhealth.aspx
Postpartum Support International
This is a US based organisation that embraces self-help groups for PND around the world. APNI received an award for excellence from PSI in 1997. This was the first Annual Jane Honikman Award in recognition of our contribution to postpartum women and their families.
www.postpartum.net
Postnatal Illness Support (Formerly Veritee’s Post Natal Illness Web site)
This is a good web site with some useful information.
www.pni.org.uk
Overcoming PND
An interesting site with information about alternative therapies and great links. It was set up by a recovered sufferer who has done a super job and the site is interesting.
www.overcomingpnd.com
PND Training
This website offers courses in the detection and treatment of PND for health professionals.
www.pndtraining.co.uk
Other Mental Health Sites:
Depression Alliance
This organisation works to help people who suffer from depression at any stage in their life. They provide information and support services. They campaign to raise awareness amongst the general public about the realities of depression.
www.depressionalliance.org
Sane
Sane offers information and advice on illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression and therapies for these illnesses. Sane runs Saneline on 08457678000 this is a national telephone helpline.
www.sane.org.uk Mind
Information for all maters relating to mental health .
www.mind.org.uk Birth Trauma Association This site offers information and support to mothers who have had a traumatic birth experience or who are suffering from Post birth Traumatic Syndrome.
The site has plenty of information, advice and links. www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy www.bacp.co.uk
For DAD's
Post Partum Dads
An American website that offers information for dad's concerned about PND https://home.comcast.net/%7Eddklinker/mysite2/Frames_New_Dads.htm Ante –Natal Depression (Depression during Pregnancy) affects approximately one in ten women in the UK. There is little information on the subject, it is not the same as post-natal depression. This site contains useful information. www.depression-in-pregnancy.org.uk
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