Tea & Toast: Talking Birth
This podcast aims to discuss and muse a different birth topic every month, with our hosts, who collectively have over 80 years of midwifery experience. For some episodes we will be inviting special guests to contribute towards our conversation.
We do not intend any of our discussions to act as medical advice, and all of our considerations are merely our own thoughts and feelings on that particular subject, utilising our collective experience and knowledge. Our aim is to bring together the wider community of birth, combining clinical experience with the felt experience in a hope to demystify pregnancy and birth, and share information and evidence.
Please visit our Instagram TeaandToastTalkingBirth or Tweet us @birth_tea with your thoughts, comments or suggestions for future shows.
Title music by Rojj from Fugue
Supported by The University of Hull
Tea & Toast: Talking Birth
Episode 7: Perinatal mental health matters
In this episode of the Tea & Toast podcast, the team discuss mental health and mental ill health before and after birth. Joined by midwifery lecturer and researcher Dr. Catriona Jones, they discuss why this can be such a vulnerable time for parents' mental health and consider what strategies and support might help.
Accessing support around mental health in the perinatal period
If you have any concerns about your own or someone else's mental health before or after birth, the team strongly recommend you talk to one of your healthcare team - who you pick within the team is less important than choosing someone you feel comfortable talking to.
If you feel you need further support, or just want to know more about mental health issues around birth, a wide variety of organisations work in this area. Some of these include:
Mind
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/about-maternal-mental-health-problems/
Maternal Mental Health Alliance
https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/about/the-issue/
Family Action
https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/early-years/perinatal-support-services/
Pandas (support with postnatal depression)
https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/