Mental health support for expectant partners

Partners of new and expectant mothers will be offered mental health checks and professional support if they need it as part of a NHS shakeup of perinatal care. The new provisions announced by NHS England mean that partners of expectant and new mothers who suffer from existing mental health conditions such as depression and psychosis will be offered specialist support. Partners of women who are seriously ill will be offered a range of programmes including peersupport, behavioural couples therapy sessions and other family and parenting interventions.