APP has produced a series of insider guides with the help of women who have experienced PP and their partners. If you have ideas for future insider guide titles, please get in touch. If you would like to order hard copies of these guides, email us at: app@app-network.org. Guides are free for individuals and small orders.
New guide launching soon
‘Being a Parent after Postpartum Psychosis’
We’re delighted to soon launch our new Insider Guide during Maternal Mental Health Awareness week.
‘Being a Parent after Postpartum Psychosis’ has been produced with the help of surveys, face to face workshops and an online working group made up of families who have experienced PP.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the new guide. It will be available to download here during Maternal Mental Health Awareness week (Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2024).
Recovery after postpartum psychosis
Recovery after postpartum psychosis
Mums who have recovered from postpartum psychosis gave us their tips for the first year of recovery and beyond. You can read more about the development of the guides here.
Postpartum psychosis: a guide for partners
Postpartum psychosis: a guide for partners
Postpartum psychosis is a traumatic experience for both women and their partners. Dads and co-parents talked to us about what they had wanted to know, and gave us their ideas for coping during admission, recovery and beyond.
Planning pregnancy: a guide for women at high risk of postpartum psychosis
Planning pregnancy: A guide for women at high risk of PP
Women with bipolar disorder, or with experience of PP, told us about the issues they faced when planning for a baby. This guide brings together advice from professionals and families about getting the support you need in pregnancy and birth.
Other guides produced in partnership with APP
Bipolar Disorder, pregnancy and childbirth
Postpartum psychosis: Severe Mental Illness After Childbirth