Maternal Mental Health Alliance

As an @agenda-alliance.bsky.social member, we’re honoured to represent #PerinatalMentalHealth in this collective movement for lasting change. Here’s to the next decade of progress, partnership, and a fairer future for all. 💜 #AllianceForChange

Today, the MMHA team is proud to join trailblazing women and allies at the @agenda-alliance.bsky.social Convention to celebrate a decade of impact and advocacy for women and girls at the sharpest end of inequality. 1/2 #AllianceForChange

Today, I joined @mmhalliance.bsky.social in Parliament, where I heard directly from Black mothers.

Timely and effective support is transformative for maternal outcomes, yet Black mothers still face higher risks and systemic barriers to receiving appropriate care.

A fantastic day of awareness raising and commitment to taking action on improving perinatal mental health support for Black mothers and their families. Read all about it: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/parliam...

ICYMI: We’ve recapped @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social's introduction of "Sophie's Law" and the MBRRACE-UK debate in the House of Lords last month, including key questions from MMHA Chair Luciana Berger, Lord Patel and Baroness Gohir: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/sophies...

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Donate before midday tomorrow (15 Oct) to be in with a chance to win a FREE copy of our ‘This is Also Motherhood’ book, signed by award-winning photographer, Carolyn Mendelsohn: lnkd.in/eqGUGf-9

We couldn't have created the Symptom Checker without donations from last year's Big Give campaign. Please help us reach our target this year so we can do even more: donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS...

We're 18% of the way there with just two days to go. Donate or share now.

The MMHA Information Centre launched in May, funded entirely by last year’s Big Give donations. It’s already reaching 1000s of women and birthing people.

We’re taking part again to grow the Centre and reach even more families. Double your donation today: donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS... 💜

Donations to the Maternal Mental Health Alliance are being doubled this week through the #BigGive Women and Girls campaign.

Help make twice the difference: donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS...

✨ Shubho Bijoya ✨ to my fellow Bengalis.

As Durga Puja ends, we celebrate resilience and the triumph of good over evil.

Change begins in our own circles-challenging harmful narratives, having brave conversations, and standing up for those made to feel unwelcome.

Let's choose compassion over hate💜

If recent events have impacted your mental wellbeing, you are far from alone in that.

Please reach out. Many of our members are already offering support to people in their networks. Send us a message if you’re not sure where to turn. Take care.

Nobody should live in fear because of their identity.

The word ‘Alliance’ is in our name for a reason; we are built on inclusivity, solidarity, and collective strength. Together, we must combat hatred and strive towards an equitable society where everyone is safe, respected, and cared for.

And we will not stand for it.

We have been particularly horrified by reports of women and birthing people being directly targeted in counter-protests and online, including the racism directed at members of our own community who work tirelessly to create safe spaces for vulnerable families impacted by perinatal mental illness.

The Maternal Mental Health Alliance is deeply appalled and heartbroken by the recent wave of anti-immigration marches and the racist and misogynistic abuse that has accompanied them.

In a new guest blog for the MMHA, @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social reflects on her recent cross-party roundtable on #PerinatalMentalHealth and how the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan can deliver lasting change for women, birthing people and families: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/10-year...

Today, The Motherhood Group launched a new report exposing the urgent realities of Black maternal mental health in the UK.

Download: themotherhoodgroup.org/black-matern... #BMMHW2025

We support Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK. Make Black Mothers Visible

Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK 2025 is here! We’re proud to be partnering with The Motherhood Group and @mmhalliance.bsky.social
Together, we can change maternal mental health
outcomes. More at themotherhoodgroup.org/bmmhw25/
#MakeBlackMothersVisible #BMMHW2025
#TheMotherhoodGroup

Black Maternal Mental Health Week begins today, returning for its 5th year, led by MMHA Member The Motherhood Group.

This week is about more than awareness. We'll be highlighting new research, sharing insights from lived experiences, and discussing how we translate evidence into action.
#BMMHW2025

Northern Ireland is the only UK nation without an MBU, despite the need being identified nearly two decades ago. #EveryonesBusiness

'I had postnatal depression and here's why NI needs a dedicated perinatal unit' "Women urgently need to see a Mother and Baby Unit in Northern Ireland because I'm proof of what a difference it has made for me and my family"

Thanks to Amy for sharing her experience of PND and the lifesaving inpatient care she received at an MBU. With family ties to Northern Ireland, Amy reflected on how different her story might have been if that was where she was living at the time: www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

As last week’s MBRRACE-UK report highlighted, improving safety means more than preventing physical harm. If we are serious about safer maternity care, mental health must be treated on equal footing with physical safety. Every woman and birthing person deserves compassionate, safe, and holistic care.

Bereaved and harmed families’ voices will be central in shaping recommendations to urgently improve care and safety, and their courage and insight are hugely welcome

14 NHS Trusts the focus of national maternity investigation Government announces 14 hospital trusts to be looked at in a national investigation

Today, 14 NHS Trusts have been named as part of the rapid, independent national investigation into maternity and neonatal services led by Baroness Amos:
www.gov.uk/government/n...

The latest MBRRACE report is as devastating as ever.

Mental health must be at the heart of maternity safety.

Every life lost is one too many.

Read our full response: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/mbrrace...

#PerinatalMentalHealth #MakeAllCareCount

iHV publishes ‘Transforming Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: A mixed-methods evaluation of the iHV Champions Programme’
Results suggest that the Programme is a credible, effective, and scalable approach to workforce development and system transformation.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK is less than 4 weeks away (22–28 Sept), led by MMHA member The Motherhood Group.

The theme: Make Black Mothers Visible
The goal: Amplify voices, share policy solutions & highlight safe, culturally-informed support options.

#BMMHW2025 #MakeBlackMothersVisible

Baroness Amos will lead the NHS maternity & neonatal care investigation. We welcome the timeline & focus on families’ voices but seek clarity on mental health inclusion. As the most common perinatal complication & a leading cause of death, it must be: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/barones...

10 real and rarely told stories, shared through imagery, sound, and the written word.

Keep your eyes on this space and sign up to our mailing list to be the first in line for updates and tickets: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org #AlsoMotherhood