Mia's Story 17Nov
2021

Mia's Story

18 months later, life has settled but I struggle with deep anxiety and fear about having any more children.  Something felt like it was stolen from me through this experience.
Because 1 in 7 NZ mums suffer from Post Natal Depression

Because 1 in 7 NZ mums suffer from Post Natal Depression

2 November 2021
No one talked to me about what to do when everything feels overwhelmingly hard and you can't see a way out.
No one talked to me about what to do when everything feels overwhelmingly hard and you can't see a way out.
PND and the death of a baby

PND and the death of a baby

1 November 2021
I went through a horrible experience with X hospital and the X perinatal mental health and adult mental health services. 
I went through a horrible experience with X hospital and the X perinatal mental health and adult mental health services. 
Because PND can affect anyone

Because PND can affect anyone

1 November 2021
I was brought up in a nice white middle-class home, I had a happy childhood. But then in my teens, it all started to go wrong. I was bullied and I couldn’t talk about it. After a while, my happiness was gone...
I was brought up in a nice white middle-class home, I had a happy childhood. But then in my teens, it all started to go wrong. I was bullied and I couldn’t talk about it....
Your video spoke to me on so many levels.
17 October 2021

Your video spoke to me on so many levels.

Some mothers don’t have 3 months...

Your video spoke to me on so many levels. At times it felt like I was watching my own life over again. I was with my partner at the time for 3 years when I fell pregnant...
I walked 117km of healing……
4 August 2021

I walked 117km of healing……

Together we can change the stigma of perinatal mental health and demand better pregnancy outcomes for all

This story along with every woman's story offers further reason to continue to push for a change. Together we can change the stigma of perinatal mental health and demand...