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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.
While many people are aware of emotional and mental health problems that can occur after the baby is born, many don’t realise that pregnancy also increases the likelihood of developing emotional health conditions.
There are several types of mental health conditions that can occur in pregnancy - the most common being anxiety and depression. Other conditions such as bipolar disorder may occur for the first time or re-emerge during pregnancy.
Pregnancy comes with many physical and emotional symptoms. Are the symptoms you are experiencing a normal part of pregnancy, or might they be mental health symptoms?
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problem, affecting 1 in 4 people in their lifetime. Antenatal anxiety is even more common.
Antenatal depression is the second most common mental health condition that affects up to ten percent of women during pregnancy.
Bipolar disorder in pregnancy involves periods of mania and depression. Being pregnant can trigger episodes of bipolar disorder.
Having a baby can make living with BPD a bit more difficult, so it's important to seek help for borderline personality disorder in pregnancy.
The estimated prevalence of eating disorders during pregnancy is around 7.5%. Feelings of guilt and shame can prevent women seeking help.
It is common for people to experience a relapse of schizophrenia in pregnancy, especially if you have stopped taking medications.
Antenatal fact sheets for women and their families
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