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WHAT IS PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH? Books Podcats Handouts & Worksheets Community Mobile Apps

What is Perinatal Mental Health?

The perinatal period refers to the time immediately before, during, and after the birth of a child, and perinatal mental health refers to a person's emotional and psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and the first year after birth. This period, sometimes called the perinatal period, can bring significant changes to mood, identity, relationships, and daily functioning. Mental health conditions that commonly arise during this time include postpartum depression (PPD), perinatal anxiety, birth trauma, postpartum OCD, and postpartum psychosis.

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Perinatal Services BC

Provincial Health Services Authority

For evidence-based information, education and resources about perinatal health across British Columbia.

Books

Cover of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts

‘Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts’

by Karen Kleiman

Podcasts

The Making Mama Well

Dr Pip Houghton

Hosted by family physician Dr. Phillippa (Pip) Houghton, which aims to normalize the challenges of early parenthood.

Perinatal Wellbeing Podcast

Christine Cunningham (BA, RSSW, PMH)

Authentic conversations surrounding prenatal, pregnancy, and postpartum health.

I AM ONE

Postpartum Support International

Podcast to share real stories from parents with lived experience of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Handouts and Worksheets

Perinatal Mental Health Discussion Tool

Postpartum Support International

A free, evidence-based checklist of physical and emotional symptoms (including anxiety, brain fog, and intrusive thoughts) for parents to fill out and take to medical appointments so they can show their doctor exactly how they are feeling.

Communities

Pacific Post Partum Support Society

🇨🇦 ⛰️ Burnaby, BC

The Pacific Post Partum Support Society offers weekly in-person and online support groups for British Columbia residents caring for a baby under 18 months old.

Mobile Applications

Connect by PSI

Postpartum Support International

Free app created to help parents and families access trusted perinatal mental health resources, support, and community. Available in English and Spanish.