Wellbeing plan
Writing a wellbeing plan helps you consider your emotional health while you're coping with the physical changes in pregnancy, birth and beyond.
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The wellbeing plan below is to help you prepare the support you might need to look after your mental health.
A lot of your antenatal care will be about coping with the physical changes in pregnancy, birth and beyond, but your emotional health is important, too.
Many women feel anxious, unhappy, mentally distressed, depressed or even more severely mentally unwell during this time, which can be unexpected.
This plan is to help you think about the support you might need to look after your mental health and wellbeing. It' your decision whether to share it with anyone else professionally or in your circle of family and friends.
Download your wellbeing plan here
Latest research shows that postnatal depression can affect as many as one in seven mums. and when questioned, many mums admitted that they didn't talk to anyone about how they were feeling because of the stigma surrounding depression and mental health.
The wellbeing plan was funded by Boots Family Trust and developed by experts from Netmums, Institute of Health Visiting, Royal College of Midwives and charity Tommy's to help mums prepare for the support they might need to look after their mental health.
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