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Community support for mental illness during & after pregnancy
If you need community support or help from a health professional, see the Maternal Mental Health Support and Advice factsheet from the Canterbury DHB that lists organisations you can contact.
Plunket can also offer you practical support.
Plunket Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PPAIRS)
Email: ppairs.canterbury@plunket.org.nz
See the PPAIRS pamphlet for more information.
Services
- A relationship-focused service to help parents understand the emotional needs of their infant or young child, through recognising the child's emotional cues and the parents' response to those cues.
- Group parenting programmes.
- Plunket nurses deliver the service.
Plunket Postnatal Adjustment Programme
Phone: (03) 365-1646
Website: www.plunket.org.nz
Ask your GP for a referral or call the number above.
Services
- Assessments at home to see how well you're coping.
- Follow-up phone support.
- Group programmes.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed December 2020.
Review key: HIHMI-138165
