Emergency cONTACTS

• Fertility Network
• www.fertilityfriends.co.uk
• https://ectopic.org.uk/
• The Fertility Podcast – ‘We Need to Talk about Miscarriage’ Series  
• The Ribbon Box
• Daisy
• The Donor Conception Network
• My Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/thenotsofertilepsychologist/
• The Infertile Midwife - book by Sophie Martin
• Big Fat Negative - book by Emma Haslett and Gabriella Griffith
•  Infertility and PTSD – book by Joanna Flemons 

Websites: 

• Miscarriage Association
• Sands
• Tommys
• Petals
• Aching Arms
  Charity offering a support service to parents after their loss, whether it was during pregnancy, at birth or soon after.
• The Worst Girl Gang Ever podcast
• The Griefcast – Episode 93 – with Zoe Clark-Coates
• Saying Goodbye – book by Zoe Clark-Coates
• Why Baby Loss Matters – book by Kay King
• These Precious Little People (explaining baby loss to siblings) – book by Frankie Brunker

• Maternity Action
  0808 802 0029 - For advice on rights at work and benefits (National except London)
  0808 802 0057 - For advice on rights at work and benefits (London residents)
  https://maternityaction.org.uk/
  Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting and enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers and their families to employment, social security and health care. See website for all services provided. 
• National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
  0300 330 0700
  www.nct.org.uk
  Information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood.  Callers are put in touch with counselors and/or local and regional contacts for support groups including groups for caesareans and miscarriage. 
• Pandas Foundation
  0808 1961 776
  www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
  A support network for those affected by pre and postnatal depression and their partners
•  Tommy’s the baby charity:
  www.tommys.org
  helpline staffed by midwives providing non urgent pregnancy related information 
• ARC 
• Action on Pre-eclampsia 
• Pregnancy sickness support 

• www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk 
• https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-complex-ptsd/self-care/ 
• NHS Self Help Guides
• https://www.tstresources.org/trauma/ 
• PTSD UK
• AIMS
• Birthrights
• Bliss 
• Trauma is Really Strange – book by Steve Hains
• The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Recovering from Trauma and PTSD – book by Deborah Lee
• The Body Keeps the Score – book by Bessel van Der Kolk
• How to Heal a Bad Birth – book  by Melissa Brujin
• Birth Shock – book by Mia Scotland
• One Torn Every Minute - podcast
• NICU, SCUBU and You - podcast
• Dad’s of the NICU - podcast
• Mira - A trauma support app

• https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/breastfeeding/help-and-support/
• https://laleche.org.uk/
• https://www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/feeding/early-days/support-breastfeeding-or-bottle-feeding-our-infant-feeding-line
• https://www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk/our-services/#:~:text=Phone,the%20year%2C%20including%20bank%20holidays.
• The Positive Breastfeeding Book - by Amy Brown

• Pandas Foundation
  0808 1961 776
  www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
  A support network for those affected by pre and postnatal depression and their partners
• AIMS and Getting to Know Your Baby
• Tiny Happy People
• Zero to Three
• Best Beginnings Charity
• Watch Me Play
• Gingerbread 
• Lullaby Trust
• Matrescence 
• Maternity Action
• The LGBT Mummies Tribe
• The Other Mother – book by Jen Brister
• Let’s talk about the first year of parenting - book
• Beginnings: A Guide to Child Psychology and Development for Parents of 0–5-year-olds - book
• Finding Your Way with Your Baby: The Emotional Life of Parents and Babies - book
• The Little Book of Self-Care for Mums-To-Be – book by Beccy Hands
• Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood – book by Lucy Jones 
•  Surviving Solo Motherhood – Amy Rose and Dr Emma Cotterill 
• The Good Enough Mother podcast 
• Spinning Plates-  podscast

• 0800 043 2031
  https://houseoflight.org.uk/  Support for Women and their families suffering from Post Natal Depression. The Helpline provides information, advice and support. 
• Pandas Foundation
  0808 1961 776
  www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
  A support network for those affected by pre and postnatal depression and their partners
•  Open P.A.W.S. 
• Association for Post Natal Illness:
  020 7386 0868
  www.apni.org 
• Depression UK:
  www.depressionuk.org 
• Mind (National Association for Mental Health):
  0300 123 3393
  www.mind.org.uk 
• www.mindingyourhead.info 
• www.anxietyuk.org.uk 
• www.nopanic.org.uk 
• www.ocdaction.org.uk 
• www.ocduk.org 
• https://www.peertalk.org.uk/ 
• www.anxietynomore.co.uk 
• www.dailystrength.org 
• www.nomorepanic.co.uk 
• Postnatal Depression – book by Michelle Cree
• The Best, Most Awful Job – book by Katherine May
• Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts – book by Karen Kleinman
• Mind Over Mother – book by Anna Mathur
• The Good Enough Mother - podcast
• ACT Companion - app
• Headspace  -app
• Calm - app

• Pandas Foundation
  0808 1961 776
  www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
  A support network for those affected by pre and postnatal depression and their partners
• Hold Me Tight Sometimes – Sue Johnson
• Where Should We Begin – Esther Perel

• Pandas Foundation
  0808 1961 776
  www.pandasfoundation.org.uk
  A support network for those affected by pre and postnatal depression and their partners
• 0800 043 2031
  https://houseoflight.org.uk/  Support for Women and their families suffering from Post Natal Depression. The Helpline provides information, advice and support. 
• The Fatherhood Institute
  A charity that has been working behind the scenes to raise the profile of ‘involved fatherhood’.
• The Dads Net
  A network of dads in the UK, sharing in the laughter and the tears of being a father.
• Fathers To Be
  Supporting expectant and new dads by reinforcing their relationship with themselves, their partners, their babies, and the health professionals caring for the family.
• Fathers Reaching Out
  Supporting Father’s mental health.
• From Dads to Dads
  Real life experiences and real life useful facts. Information dads want laid out simply
• Dad’s Matter UK
  Supporting dads worried about or suffering from Depression, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Music. Football. Fatherhood
  For Dads who want open conversations around fatherhood
• Dr Andrew Mayers
  Information about perinatal mental health for fathers.
• DAD: Untold stories of Fatherhood, Love, Mental Health and Masculinity – Elliot Rae
• Daddy Blues: Postnatal Depression and Fatherhood – Mark Williams

• National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 200 0247
• https://www.hestia.org/brightsky 
• https://www.flows.org.uk/ 
• www.hiddenhurt.co.uk