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The Maternal Mental Health Alliance launches its #everyonesbusiness campaign - Tuesday 8th July. Pregnant women and new mothers in almost half of the UK do not have access to specialist mental health services, potentially leaving them and their babies at risk. Maps...

We are so excited to announce that we have reached the finals of the National Lottery Awards!!  Our Lottery-funded pilot project is competing against six other projects for the title of Best Health Project. The Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite...

The lovely Mike Baron of The Bootcamp Company has volunteered to run a charity session with all proceeds going to Petals.  The session will cost £10 per person.  Fancy Dress is optional to make it more fun.  Expect to get muddy and sweaty, have fun but be aching the...

We have had a request from some researchers at the University of Birmingham for help with their study of how women cope following traumatic birth. They are hoping that by carrying out this research they will get a better understanding of how best to support women...

A mum who received counselling from Petals after suffering a stillbirth shared her story in the Cambridge News in the hope of helping other families facing similar trauma in the future. Amelia Grant, of Milton, Cambridge, first became pregnant at the age of 29 in 2009...

Petals are pleased to announce that we have recently joined the following alliance. The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) is a coalition of UK organisations committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of women and their children in pregnancy and the...

It is with great pride and pleasure that we are able to announce that Petals now have a presence in the Rosie Maternity Hospital Cambridge. Delivering this much needed service from the Jane Thorley Counselling Suite, our counsellors are now able to support women or...

A new health campaign called Healthwatch has recently been set up by the UK charity, CSV. The aim is to get individuals and local groups from the community to become involved and voice their opinion on how they believe the local health care service could be improved....

For a limited time only (until 3rd May or when the pot of money runs out) you can double your monthly donation if you donate via Localgiving.com.  Localgiving's Spring for a Year campaign will match every £5-£10 monthly donation that is set up, allowing the Petals...