Parent and Infant Mental Health

Midwives are there to support you with your emotional health as well as physical health.

Your midwife will discuss your mental health history with you. This will be at the booking appointment. Your midwife will assess your wellbeing throughout your pregnancy. If you've had mental health issues before, a team of experts led by a consultant will take care of you.

The health psychology team helps women and couples experiencing emotional difficulties about pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy loss, or gynaecological issues. You can self refer, or your midwife may recommend their support for your emotional wellbeing during and after pregnancy.

Please discuss any emotional wellbeing needs with your midwife at any point. You can contact the Ask the Midwife 24 hour advice line on 0114 226 8091.

Your health visitor will visit your home when your baby is 10 to 14 days old and again at 6-8 weeks. They will check on your mental health during these visits

Appointment and drop in baby clinics are available across the city. Additional contacts are offered when required. The contacts can be virtual appointments on the ‘Attend Anywhere’ virtual platform or face-to-face home/clinic appointments.

If you are experiencing low mood, please talk to your Health Visitor about how you are feeling. They will be able to offer you advice and support for both you and your baby. You can call them on 0114 305 3224.

They also have a website

The service also has a wide range of information on the Sheffield Children’s Patient Resource Library

You can share any concerns with your GP. They can help you figure out ways to take care of your mental health while you're pregnant. They can also guide you to the right services, provide extra support, and arrange for more help if necessary.

Light is a peer support charity that offers emotional support to families during the perinatal period.

Light provides peer to peer support in the form of support groups, 1-1 sessions or via telephone, videocall or email. All staff and volunteers have personal experience of dealing with emotional or mental health challenges after birth.

To get in touch call 0114 438 8962. For more information or general enquires email or visit the Light Peer Support webpage

NHS Sheffield Talking Therapies (formerly known as IAPT).

Service helps people over 18 in Sheffield with free NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression.

Visit their website to find details on a range of courses and support on offer. They also have some useful self help resources that you can use right away to improve how you are feeling.

You can contact them by ringing the central number 0114 226 4380. Anyone can self-refer online using the online referral form. 

Take a look through their Service Booklet. 

You can also download the service booklet in the following languages; Arabic, Farsi Persian, Polish, Slovak and Urdu.

Parent Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) are a small team of psychologists and psychotherapists.

Their aim is to support parents, carers and professionals to make sure that every baby in Sheffield has the best possible start in life.

The team provide support so that you can build a strong and nurturing relationship with your baby or young child. They work with parents and carers and their babies from conception to age 3

If you are concerned about your and your baby’s wellbeing, you can email PAIRS (scn-tr.pairs@nhs.net) or contact via phone on 01143053659. Alternatively you can speak to your Midwife, Health Visitor, GP or someone at your local Family Hub, who will be able to refer you.

Visit their webpage to find out more

The Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster Perinatal Mental Health Service offer confidential and non-judgmental support to:

• women with mental health conditions
• women who may be developing a mental health condition

And who are:

• planning to have a baby
• already pregnant
• or have given birth in the last 12 months.

They have produced a service leaflet to explain the services they offer. To access this service, you must be referred by a health or social care worker. This can include your GP, community mental health team, midwife or health visitor. It is not possible to self-refer to this service.

Steel City Dads welcomes all Dads and Co-parents who have children from pregnancy to 2 years old. Support for Dads and Co-Parents experiencing mild mental health and/or supporting partners with perinatal mental health, birth trauma, child loss and miscarriage.

The service offers the following support:

• peer support groups
• drop in support
• email, phone, video support
• workshops online and in person
• self care tips and coping techniques
• dad chats at antenatal clinics

You can refer yourself or be referred by a healthcare professional, or someone involved with your family.

More information

Contact: Telephone: 0114 2702040 Email: steelcitydads@zestcommunity.co.uk