Perinatal Community Mental Health Service for LLR

07/05/2026

You are not alone 🌟

07/05/2026

Hear from Maternal Mental Health Service's Jackie Hamilton on the wonderful service they provide. A reminder of our drop-in sessions today for Maternal Mental Health Week. Dates and locations are below 🌟

07/05/2026

What a wonderful advocate for Postpartum Psychosis. Our service is here to support you should you or somebody you know experience symptoms such as these. In the first instance, please reach out to your GP, midwife or health visitor. In urgent situations, please contact NHS 111, option 2 or attend your local A&E 🌟

06/05/2026

🌟 Join us for our Wellbeing Walk this afternoon at Western Park, Leicester 🌟
Details below of our walk and talk event, everybody is welcome. You can talk with staff, other parents or just get some fresh air alongside others who may be able to relate to how you are feeling.

01/05/2026

We will be holding lots of events next week for Maternal Mental Health Awareness week. Our trust Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust have shared some of the places you can find us next week. You are all invited to our Wellbeing Walk at Western Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Please look out for more posts over the next week where we hear from our staff and patients about our wonderful service 🌟

08/03/2026

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 🌟

This year's theme is 'Give to Gain'. Giving to, and supporting others is not about subtracting from yourself but about multiplying the strength in women everywhere.

Let's continue to be kind to ourselves, as well as other women and mothers around us. Be proud of the woman you are, you are already strong. 💫

23/12/2025

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As we approach Christmas, we want to acknowledge that this time of year can bring a wide range of emotions, particularly during pregnancy or in the months after having a baby.

Whether you are feeling joyful, challenged, or somewhere in between, your experience is valid. Please be gentle with yourselves, take breaks where needed, and know that support remains available.

Our service is closed on the bank holidays over Christmas. Central Access Point is available during these times by calling 08088003302.

Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas and moments of happiness in the days ahead. 🎄⭐️

17/12/2025

Have you heard that we have launched a new pilot frenotomy service, to support babies and families experiencing feeding difficulties due to tongue-tie?

The new service is being delivered by our fantastic infant feeding team, and will provide local, dedicated and specialist care for families in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). 💙

Tongue-tie is a condition where the strip of skin which connects a baby’s tongue to the bottom of their mouth, called the lingual frenulum, is shorter or tighter than usual. It can restrict tongue movement and make feeding difficult, which can in turn lead to poor weight gain, feeding challenges, and early end to breastfeeding – all of which can impact both a baby and parents’ health.

It is hoped the launch of the pilot service will prevent treatment delays and parents needing to turn to private providers out of necessity to get the procedure done.

Claire Hubbard, clinical lead of the infant feeding team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, said: “We hope this pilot will help to provide equitable access to care for families. By reducing waiting times and providing holistic support, we’re helping to improve outcomes for both babies and parents. Not only can the procedure help the baby to feed successfully and calmly, but the release of the tongue-tie can also support the mother’s emotional, mental and physical health, by helping to reduce pain, distress and improve the feeding experience.”

09/12/2025

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Another beautiful post from our friends at the Centre for Perinatal Psychology 🩵 Look out for our blog post being released later this week from Lead, Kieran Anders, on using the Newborn Behavioural Observations with dads to promote rich father-baby interactions and relationships from the very start. ✨

30/09/2025

As a team, Leicestershire Partnership Trust Perinatal Mental Health Team are raising money for the charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis.

Each member will be walking 40miles over October, this number represents the distance from our base in central Leicester to our nearest MBU (The Beeches, Derby) where our mums and babies stay for treatment. This is the journey our service users and their families travel for additional support.

Any shares of this post or donations will be greatly appreciated by the team and APP, thank you.

Help Caitlin Teague raise money to support APP

06/08/2025