Perinatal mood disorders are common — and treatable.
Antenatal depression affects ~15% of pregnancies and postpartum depression ~13%; both respond well to short-course cognitive behavioural therapy (WHO, 2022).
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Service 04
Maternal Mental Health
A counsellor and a lactation specialist, trained for this exact season.
Perinatal-trained counsellors and clinical psychologists on standby — and IBCLC-trained lactation specialists after birth — for the anxieties, the sleeplessness, the feeding worries and the tender interior of pregnancy.
Why it matters
One in five women experience clinically significant anxiety or depression during pregnancy or the first year postpartum. Most go unscreened and untreated. Wombly makes screening routine and support unremarkable.
The science, in plain language
What the evidence says.
Structured screening finds the missed cases.
Routine use of the EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) increases detection of postpartum depression by more than 2× compared with clinical impression alone (Lancet Psychiatry, 2019).
1 in 5
mothers experience perinatal anxiety or depression
Source · WHO, 2022
2×
detection with structured screening vs clinical impression
Source · Lancet Psychiatry, 2019
How it works
A quiet, structured pathway.
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Screening
Structured EPDS and GAD-7 assessments at defined milestones.
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Matched care
A perinatal-trained counsellor or clinical psychologist is matched to you.
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Continuity
The same clinician stays with you through pregnancy and the postpartum year.
What you get
Included with your Wombly membership.
- Perinatal-trained counsellors and clinical psychologists
- Structured antenatal and postpartum depression screening
- Support for anxiety, sleep, birth trauma and parenting stress
- Sleep coaching in the third trimester and early weeks
- Couple and family sessions on request
Frequently asked
Questions mothers ask us.
- Do I need a diagnosis to use this?
- No. Support is open to every Wombly member — for everyday worry as much as for clinical concerns.
- Is what I share kept private?
- Yes. Sessions are confidential and never shared with family or clinicians without your written consent.
- Can my partner join a session?
- Absolutely. Couple and family sessions are included on request.
- Are sessions in-person or online?
- Online by default, in your language of comfort. In-person is available in select cities.
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