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Helping You Towards Parenthood
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March 22, 2020
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month – October
October 4, 2019
Forever, and No Time At All
September 7, 2019
Observing your Baby
September 14, 2018
Resources – COVID-19
Our new Handouts provide gentle reminders and tips as you navigate pregnancy and the early days, weeks and months at home with your baby. Holding in mind the importance of managing uncertainty during the COVID-19 global pandemic, our Handouts are balanced with reminders about this very special and unique time in your lives. In the […]
I wish I knew asking for support as a new parent would make me stronger – a new dad’s perspective on perinatal mental health
by David Edwards Before becoming a new dad, I wish someone had approached me and told me that not coping was ok and asking for help was not only helpful, but would help me develop into the father I wanted to be. I also wish I knew that feeling overwhelmed, lonely and hopeless was not […]
Observing your Baby
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Babies don’t come with a manual – they are the manual! Observing your baby and trying to understand what is going on for them is a ‘way in’ to understand them and getting to know them. Understanding what babies may be experiencing allows us to respond more easily, genuinely and […]
Speaking for the Baby Campaign
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh To celebrate the international Infant Mental Health Awareness Week – 11-17 June 2018, we are launching our Speaking for the Baby Campaign. We love advocating for babies. At the Centre for Perinatal Psychology, we help parents ‘see’ their baby with fresh eyes, and understand how their baby communicates. Babies have their […]
International Forum for Wellbeing in Pregnancy (IFWIP) – our Global Partnership
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh International Forum for Wellbeing in Pregnancy (IFWIP) and the Centre for Perinatal Psychology are both dedicated to optimising the health and wellbeing of pregnant women and their families. We are delighted to be in Global Partnership, working collaboratively to raise awareness and advocate for emotional wellbeing in everypregnancy the world over. IFWIP was […]
Thinking about your unborn baby
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh “An infant is conceived – and conceived of.” – Sarah A. Birss To think of a baby as both conceived and conceived of highlights the biological and psychological conception that takes place in the transition to parenthood. Ways of conceiving both biologically and psychologically are varied and personal. Your baby’s biological […]