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We will run a 'Mother Nurture' 10-week therapeutic group, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of new mums in Sussex- helping both mum and baby get the best start.
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Situation
Two in 10 new mothers experience postnatal depression and anxiety in pregnancy or the first year after a child is born and maternal suicide is still the leading cause of death in the year after pregnancy. These mental health needs have also been exacerbated following the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, new research by the University of Alberta has shown that depression among expectant and new mothers has almost tripled during the pandemic.
Solution
The funding would enable us to deliver our 10-week ‘Mother Nurture!’ group therapy programmes in Sussex, specifically in Brighton and Hove, Peacehaven and Worthing, for first time mums struggling with their mental health in the perinatal period. We are prioritising this work as the programme already has a waitlist that will unfortunately continue to grow without new funding.
