Our baby wouldn’t sleep on her back. She’d wake every 2-3 hours, screaming for at least an hour, every night, for 16-months straight. And she screamed most of the day. The only way of getting any rest was to have her sleep on either my chest or my wife’s chest. We had no family or nearby support network, and received very little support from our GP, so we felt very isolated, lost and depressed. It was a very tough time.

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The inaugural St John of God Raphael Services WA Driving Change conference has created fresh momentum for a change in the way agencies work together to support WA families with pregnancy and parenting.

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Our baby wouldn’t sleep on her back. She’d wake every 2-3 hours, screaming for at least an hour, every night, for 16-months straight. And she screamed most of the day. The only way of getting any rest was to have her sleep on either my chest or my wife’s chest. We had no family or nearby support network, and received very little support from our GP, so we felt very isolated, lost and depressed. It was a very tough time.

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The inaugural St John of God Raphael Services WA Driving Change conference has created fresh momentum for a change in the way agencies work together to support WA families with pregnancy and parenting.

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Associate Professor Maya Drum says it is important to consider how dads are coping emotionally as well as physically, particularly when their partner is experiencing mental health issues during and/or after pregnancy.

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St John of God Raphael Services WA Clinical Lead Psychiatrist Dr Leanne Priestly explains there are a number of factors that can disrupt early relationships between a parent and their new baby, including trauma and loss, social and cultural connectedness, and substance use.

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