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Perinatal mental health counselling, psychological therapy services and wellbeing resources 

Area specific support 

House of Light - Hull and East Riding

House of Light is a perinatal mental health charity offering support and counselling to parents’ pre-conception to post birth who are struggling with mental health difficulties following pregnancy, birth and in cases of loss, miscarriage, termination, and stillbirth. It offer high intensity therapeutic interventions on the Hull Talking Therapy network and the East Riding Talking Therapy network.  House of Light also accept direct referrals for low intensity counselling into the student placement programme.

House of Light also offer:

  • Group peer support across the City of Hull. 
  • Support within Hull Women’s and Children’s NICU every week; and
  • Support packages to parents who have experienced loss.

For further information please contact the Head Office on 01482 580499 or email help@houseoflight.org.uk. Website link: https://houseoflight.org.uk/


Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, IAPT - York 

NHS Talking Therapies 


Maternal Wellbeing Service, Cudox and Navigo - North East Lincolnshire 

Maternal Wellbeing Service 

Cudox  

Navigo  


NHS Talking Therapies, PIEW and With me in Mind - North Lincolnshire 

NHS Talking Therapies 

Mental Health Wellbeing Service - Developing a Parent-Infant Emotional Wellbeing Team 

With Me in Mind  


Maternal Mental Health Alliance - North Yorkshire 

Maternal Mental Health Alliance 

Taking Baby Steps  (private provider)


Area wide and national support

Information and support for dads 

Every Mum Matters 

Birth Trauma Association 

Bliss 

Mind  

PaNDAS 

Perinatal Pelvic Health Services 

Action for Postpartum Psychosis

Anxiety UK 

Maternal Mental Health Alliance - UK charity and network of over 125 organisations, dedicated to ensuring women and families affected by perinatal mental health problems have access to care. info@maternalmentalhealthalliance.org

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Your baby is now officially an embryo and is about the size of a poppy seed.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/4-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Your baby is now the size of a kidney bean and weighs 1g. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/8-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Welcome to the second trimester!

Your baby is about the size of a small lime and weighs approximately 14g.

You have hopefully seen your midwife for your 'booking in' appointment, if you have not yet seen a midwife please make an appointment quickly, so you can have all of your choices about screening tests explained and offered to you.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/12-weeks-pregnant/ for more information. You can also link to the 'Pregnancy Journey' area here.  

2019-07-03

Your baby is about the size of an avocado and weighs approximately 100g. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/16-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Your baby has grown in length and is now the length of a small banana and weighs approximately 300g. Around this time you will be offered your '20 week' scan, also known as the 'anatomy' or 'anomaly' scan.Click here for more information about screening. 

This is a also a good time to talk and sing to your bump as your baby can now hear sounds. This is great way for you and your partner/family to bond with your baby.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/20-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Your baby has grown again to the approximate length of an ear of sweetcorn and weighs about 600g. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/24-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Welcome to the third trimester!

Your baby is now approximately the weight of an aubergine; about 1kg and approximately 37cm in length. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/28-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Your baby now weighs approximately the same as a coconut; around 1.5kg. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/32-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Your baby is now around the same size as a lettuce, approximately 47cm long and weighs around 2.6kg. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/36-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

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Your baby is now the weight of a small watermelon which is approximately 3.3kg and around 50cm in length. 

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/40-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.