Social isolation, extended wait lists and women living in regional communities can find it difficult to access traditional perinatal support services.
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10 Tips for Tired New Parents
Wondering how to survive a new baby when you're so very, very tired? Here's 10 Tips for Tired New Parents.
7 Tips for Dads
You're going to be a dad - congratulations! These 7 tips, tricks, and guidelines will help you face first-time fatherhood.
Help us develop tools for Dads
We are asking for men with partners who are pregnant or have recently had a baby and feeling OK, to help us understand how we can adapt digital tools to support men’s mental health as they make the transition to parenthood.
Self-care for New Parents
Parenthood is a time of transition. Self-care is important as caring for yourself means caring for your baby. Try to take each day as it comes.
What is perinatal anxiety and depression and how can I get help?
One in 5 women experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy, or after having a baby. So what is it and how can you get help?
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness
Your MumSpace Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Kit contains social media tiles focussing on perinatal mental health and the support tools available. Please feel free to download these and share these via your networks.
5 tips for improving your perinatal mental health
Your mental health is important, especially during pregnancy and the year after birth (the perinatal period) when approximately 1 in 5 women experience clinical depression.
Supporting the mental health of new and expectant mums with our MumSpace Tip Sheets
MumSpace is supporting the mental health of new and expectant mums with perinatal Tip Sheets to help with your transition to parenthood.
International Fathers Mental Health Day
Parenthood is a time of transition requiring both mothers and fathers to adapt to new roles, demands and responsibilities. Parents need to continue to make changes to their life to accommodate their own changing needs, those of their baby and partner.