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Early parenthood can be joyful, challenging and everything in between. COPE provides you with expert guidance and real insights to help you feel seen and supported every step of the way.
Whether you're a partner, friend, or family member, COPE provides guidance and support to help you care for your loved one and yourself through every stage of parenthood.
COPE provides guidance and resources to help workplaces support the emotional wellbeing of expecting and new parents with care and understanding.
COPE offers tools, training, and resources to support health professionals in providing compassionate, evidence-based care to expecting and new parents.
If you're going through a tough time, you're not alone. The COPE Directory is a supportive first step toward finding the right help, close to home and tailored to your needs
At COPE, we believe every parent deserves access to compassionate support and reliable information. Our mission is to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and empower families facing perinatal mental health challenges.
Your support can make a lasting impact. By donating to COPE, you help to provide vital support, resources, and research for families facing perinatal mental health challenges. Together, we can make sure no parent is alone.
Understand when to seek help, how to take the first step of talking to someone, types of support available, plus how to find specialised perinatal mental health support near you.
Learn more about a range of postnatal mental health conditions, including signs and risks factors.
Types of postnatal mental health conditions, their signs or indicators, plus what to do if you feel you may be experiencing symptoms.
What increases my risk of developing a postnatal mental health condition?
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition. Those with a history may have a relapse of bipolar disorder in the postnatal period.
Living with borderline personality disorder can be challenging. Having a baby makes things more difficult - that's why it's important to get help.
Eating disorders in the postnatal period, links to increased risks of anxiety and depression, plus where to find help.
Intrusive thoughts, otherwise known as “scary thoughts”, are unwanted negative thoughts and mental images.
If you have ongoing thoughts and feelings of worry and tension that are hard to live with, then you may be experiencing postnatal anxiety.
Postnatal depression is a common but debilitating condition that affects one in seven women following the birth of their baby.
Postpartum psychosis, also referred to as postnatal psychosis or puerperal psychosis, is a rare condition affecting 1-2 in every 1000 mums.
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following birth can develop if you have personally experienced or witnessed a traumatic birth event.
Signs and symptoms, treatment, management, and additional support for schizophrenia in the postnatal period.
COPE is committed to providing high-quality perinatal mental health information and has developed a series of postnatal mental health fact sheets for women and their families.
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