Support we can provide

Pregnancy after loss

Pregnancy after loss

During Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) the Maternal Mental Health service and bereavement Midwives came together to talk about baby loss and share information about the support that is available.

The Maternal Mental Health team discusses pregnancy after loss:

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Understanding bereavement and loss

Understanding bereavement and loss

Some families lose their baby during pregnancy, birth or shortly afterwards. For many people, grief comes in stages as a cycle. Grieving is unique to each person and individual's may experience this in different ways.

Dr Kirsty Harris discusses bereavement around baby loss:

When it is important to seek help 

Grieving is a normal reaction to a loss. Even after a long period of time we learn to manage our feelings that come with grieving. However, some people need support with their mental health when: 

  • The symptoms of grief feel continuous and become harder to cope with over time. 
  • Feelings of grief become so intense and overwhelming that they significantly impact your day-to-day living
  • Experiencing symptoms including PTSD and /or severe depression.

How we can help

The service will carry out an assessment to explore whether your grieving process is linked to a mental health condition such as PTSD or depression. We will consider all options to ensure you receive support that is tailored to your needs. 

Types of therapy you may be offered include:

  • Individual therapy
  • A ‘Family and Friends’ session - Your partner and family members may also have difficulty processing their grief. They may find it hard to understand and need help dealing with their distress as well as yours.
  • Peer support work- this will involve receiving support and simply talking to someone who may have had a similar experience to you.
  • Group Therapy - this is delivered in a group offering a range of methods and the opportunity to meet other people with similar needs and experiences to you.

We will also ensure you are aware of other support organisations that are appropriate for you.

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Mental health, learning disabilities and speciality services

  1. Acute Liaison Mental Health Service
  2. Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourettes Team (AAATT)
  3. Adult Inpatients Acute
  4. Adult Inpatient Low Secure
  5. Adult Inpatient Specialist
  6. Adult Inpatient PICU
  7. At Risk Mental State Service
  8. Community Mental Health Adult - Early Intervention N’Step
  9. Community Mental Health Team
  10. Community Mental Health Transformation
  11. Complex PTSD service
  12. Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team
  13. Crisis cafés
  14. Crisis Response Unit
  15. Crisis Houses: The Warren and The Martins
  16. Custody Healthcare Team
  17. Eating Disorders Service
  18. ECT and Ketamine Therapy - The Treatment Centre
  19. Forensic Team
  20. Gender Identity Clinic
  21. Health Based Place of Safety
  22. IPS Employment Service
  23. Learning Disabilities
  24. Northants Personality Disorder Hub
  25. Liaison Psychiatry for Older People
  26. Maternal Loss Psychology Service
  27. Memory Assessment Service
  28. NHS Northamptonshire Talking Therapies
  29. Older Adults Community Mental Health Services
  30. Older People’s Inpatient Acute
  31. Peer support service
  32. Police Liaison & Triage
  33. RECONNECT - Care after custody
  34. rTMS - Centre for Neuromodulation
  35. Recovery College
  36. Secured Services
  37. Serenity Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
  38. Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service
  39. The Mental Health Number
  40. Urgent Care and Assessment Team
  41. Younger Persons with Dementia Team