PNI-UK: Perinatal Illness

Related Services

Other places to look for practical help and information.

Baby Loss: Information and online support for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly afterwards. They hold an annual Awareness Campaign each October, joining forces with four national charities to plan remembrance events, distribute ribbon pins, and to raise awareness of pregnancy loss and infant loss amongst the general public and within the health sector. For details and events near you see http://www.babyloss-awareness.org/.

Home-Start: Offer home visiting support and a weekly support group MIMS for mums with postnatal illness.

Angela Harrison Charitable Trust: Charity which helps women and their families by raising awareness and providing information on postnatal depression/illness.

Birth Trauma Association: The Birth Trauma Association supports all women who have had a traumatic birth experience.

PND Training: Training in the detection and treatment of postnatal depression.

SANE: SANE is one of the UK's leading charities concerned with improving the lives of everyone affected by mental illness.

Self Help UK: Self Help UK provides a searchable database of over 1,000 self help organisations and support groups across the UK that offer support, guidance and advice to patients, carers and their relatives.

Elizabeth Finn Care: Charity that provides practical and financial support to people who have slipped into poverty due to, or made worse by, physical or mental illness, family breakdown, bereavement or redundancy.

NHS Choices: Aims to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services should you need them.

Koochikoo: A new birth announcement website and on-line photo album. Koochikoo kindly donate Ł1 to PNI-UK for every Ł25 site sold. As the owner of a Koochikoo website you can choose from a selection of background themes, ranging from crazy jungle animals to a piano theme with a working keyboard! It's then as quick as a click to upload photographs. And what makes Koochikoo unique amongst baby websites is that you can also upload photos instantly from your mobile.

BabyandPregnancy.co.uk: Everything they think you need to know to keep you and your baby healthy and happy before and after the birth.

ForParentsByParents: Aims to give an honest view of parenting, even the grim bits.

Just Parents: Community of mums and dads offering help and support in looking after your baby or child.