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Support for dads, partners and co parents

Becoming a parent is a happy time, but it can be tough too. If your partner is pregnant or recently gave birth, you may also experience mental health problems around this time.

Dads, partners and co parents can feel sad or worried after a baby is born, just like mums can.

Click here to find support for dads, partners and co parents

Perinatal Mental Health Team

This NHS team helps mums who are feeling low when they're having a baby or after having one. They give advice about using antidepressants when having a baby or breastfeeding.

If you are worried about your mental health, and thinking about having a baby they can help with advice even before you get pregnant.

They visit you at home, and you can also bring someone you trust, like your partner, a family member, or a friend to your appointments.

Find out more:

Perinatal Mental Health Team

NHS Talking Therapies

NHS Talking Therapies is a free and confidential service provided by the NHS to help people who are dealing with common mental health conditions in Barnsley.

If you are in the perinatal period you will be seen quicker.

Find out more:

Visit the Barnsley Talking Therapies Website

Barnsley Talking Therapies Workshops

MUMS (Mums Understand Mums) Support Group

Who is it for?

From conception until baby is 6 months old:

🎓 Antenatal and Postnatal education for women around mental health

🤰 Bonding with bump

🎨 Art therapy

👶 Baby massage / yoga

👩 Peer support from other mothers

🤝 Joint working with other agencies

🤱 Sling library set up through staff at hospital How to contact us:

Find out more:

Contact Yasmeen Akhtar (Mental Wellbeing Midwife) – 0779445162 / Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm (except for Bank Holidays)

Birth in Mind

What can they offer?

🗨Offers postnatal women the opportunities to talk about the labour/ birth if they found it difficult or traumatic

🤗Offering these women option for referral to a psychologist who provides ‘trauma based therapy’

How to contact us:

Women can self refer

Melissa Addy (Mental Health Midwife) Telephone- 01226 436340/ 07775800557

Email bdg-tr.birthinmindsservice@nhs.net

Online self-referral/or by professional

Barnsley Maternity Voices

We are a team of volunteers, mums and dads who want to make positive changes to maternity services

We meet every other month to talk about new developments, the current service, and get feedback from the families of Barnsley.

If you would like to get involved, or want to share your birth experience please get in touch.

Find out more:

Barnsley Maternity Voices

NSPCC Pregnancy in Mind (PiM)

Pregnancy in Mind (PIM) is an online preventative groupwork programme for mums, dads or parents-to-be who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety and depression during the second trimester of pregnancy in Barnsley

Tel: 01274 381440

To access the programme or refer someone, please email: neyhhubdirectservices@nspcc.org.uk

You can find out more about the virtual programme here

1001 Days Team-Barnsley Family Hubs

The 1001 days team are here to support families and help with the challenges of being a parent, whether you are dealing with some stress during or after pregnancy, or worried about connecting with your baby, we’re here.

We can help you if:

• You are a mum, dad, partner, or main carer.

• You're in the phase from pregnancy up to your child's second birthday.

• You've had a tough time before or are facing challenges now, like a difficult childhood yourself or other issues.

• You or your baby have health concerns identified during or after pregnancy.

• You've filled out a form about how you're feeling with your doctor, midwife or health visitor. If you haven't done this yet, we can help you with that

To ask for help, or find out more about what we can do for you visit our page here

Barnsley Family Hubs

Barnsley Family Hubs provide support to families during and after pregnancy, and offer a range of groups and parenting programmes which you can find here

To find your local family hub, click here

For more information you can call our Family Hubs on: 0800 0345 340 press option 2

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