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7th annual UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week- Request for ideas

The Perinatal Mental Health Partnership are a group of individuals who have experienced or been affected by perinatal mental illness. We are the founders of the UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week which takes place this year between 1-7 May 2023. We would love to hear your thoughts about what information we should cover this year.

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* 1. This is the 7th annual UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. Have you heard of it previously?

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* 2. Each year, the Awareness Week has a set theme for the week and then a daily focus. Last year, the theme was the 'Power Of Connection'.Have you found this useful?

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* 3. In previous years we have looked at and held specific information sessions about:

Maternal OCD / Antenatal Depression/ What is CBT? / Breastfeeding and Antidepressants / Perinatal Peer Support / A workshop with health visitors about the support they offer / A mindfulness session / Craft sessions / A mothers writing workshop / A singing recovery workshop / How to talk to your children about your illness/ The influence of BAME Maternal Groups / Post Adoption Depression / Intrusive Thoughts/ Postpartum Psychosis and recovery/ Young mums and maternal mental illness/  Maternal Mental Illness in the Asian community / The therapeutic benefits of creativity/ The challenges faced by mums in the criminal justice system / What happens when you are referred to a local perinatal mental health team/ Pregnancy and motherhood when diagnosed with cancer / How to talk to your GP about your symptoms/ Postnatal Depression/ Maternal Mental Health in Muslim Communities/ What it is like in a Mother and Baby Unit / A workshop on how to journal your recovery journey / Parental Wellbeing and Black Maternal Mental Health/ Maternal Suicide / Tokophobia /  Postpartum Healing - Pelvic Floor and Prolapse Support/ Ensuring Perinatal Mental Health Services are inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community / Support for Jewish Parents/ Support for parents whose babies are born early or unwell / Birth Trauma/ Sex after childbirth/ What is Postpartum Rage? / Gender Disappointment/ Eating Disorders in the Perinatal Period. What are the top three things you would like covered this year? New suggestions very welcome.

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* 4. Each year, we run Awareness Sessions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Would you like these expanded to cover other forums? For example, LinkedIn, Clubhouse or others ?

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* 5. If you are a health care professional , do you have suggestions in what we could cover during the week to provide you with information and support?

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* 6. Do you have any further comments ?

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