This can strengthen your relationship.
Talking and listening well can help you and your partner connect, resolve issues and grow together into your new phase of life.
Discover pregnancy information for partners on the Raising Children website.
Find support for expectant dads on the PANDA website.
Giving birth is different for everyone. Things often don’t go to plan.
Some of the things that can impact on your mental health include complications during pregnancy. For example, gestational diabetes or severe vomiting.
Other unexpected events can also affect your wellbeing. This includes a pregnancy and birth that involves more medical intervention, more pain or time than expected or in which you didn’t feel heard.
Don’t hesitate to ask questions from your healthcare team so you can understand how your pregnancy is progressing.
Visit the Pregnancy, Birth and Baby website to:
Looking after your mental health and wellbeing can help you enjoy your pregnancy and care for your newborn.
If you’re unsettled or struggling with your mental health during pregnancy, seek support early.
You can talk to family, friends or a healthcare professional.
Take the anxiety and depression (K10) test.
Learn more about looking after your mental health and wellbeing.
Monitor and improve your sleep habits with our sleep checklist.
Baby Coming You Ready? – Pregnancy and miscarriage support for First Nations people
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Sometimes, despite your best efforts, it can be hard to figure things out from inside your relationship.
You could seek help by speaking to your GP to get a referral to a professional counselling service or confiding in a trusted family member or friend.
You could also contact a relationships helpline service, such as Family Relationships Online, Relationships Australia or MensLine Australia.
A harmful relationship with a partner can be difficult to cope with on your own. Visit Ask Izzy for a list of support services in your area for domestic and family violence, or speak to your health practitioner. Or contact 1800RESPECT, available 24/7 for domestic abuse counselling. In an emergency, call 000.
Traditional, religious or cultural practices during pregnancy and birth are important to many people.
Often, hospitals provide birth services to support First Nations Peoples and multicultural communities. This includes access to interpreters.
Local health services, health workers and community groups also offer services to support culture during pregnancy and birth.
Find out more about cultural practices and pregnancy on the Pregnancy, Birth and Baby website.
Visit the Gidget Foundation website to find information about pregnancy care for First Nations expectant parents.
A pregnant teenager will need to make decisions about their education, work and financial support while they’re still growing and developing themselves.
They’ll also experience thoughts and feelings about how their pregnancy will impact their relationships and their future.
Pregnant teens need extra support to maintain their health and wellbeing.
Learn about mentoring support for pregnant young people and young parents by the Brave Foundation.
Find out about financial support for teen parents on the Pregnancy, Birth and Baby website.
Having a baby will impact your finances. In addition to the new set of expenses, most families experience a dip in household income.
Often, factors including stigma, shame and social relationships can get in the way of speaking about and addressing financial challenges.
For free, national phone financial counselling if you're having financial difficulties, you can call the National Debt Helpline.
Learn more about financial wellbeing and mental health.
You might find that having a family puts work into perspective now you’ve got another human on the way.
At the same time, the pressure of providing for your family can make work seem even more important.
This juggling act, and the expectations and demands from each side, can impact on your mental health.
Learn about your rights at work around flexible working arrangements on the Fair Work Ombudsman website.
Get tips on managing your mental health at work -->
Pregnancy loss at any stage can cause emotions such as numbness, anger, disbelief and guilt.
The grief from pregnancy loss is often underestimated. Counselling and support services can help with recovery.
If you’ve lost a baby, your hospital can provide you with a list of support services.
Find bereavement support after pregnancy loss on the SANDS website.
Find articles and videos about coping after losing a pregnancy or having a stillbirth on the Raising Children Network website.
Understand more about miscarriage at the Gidget Foundation.
Seek help immediately or call 000 if you are having thoughts of suicide or harming yourself.
