Post Natal Distress Conference 2010
Wellington 28-30 October 2010, Mercure Hotel, 355 Willis Street
Becoming a New Parent & Perinatal Distress - What You Might Not Know & Who Can Help?
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Early Bird Registration closes 30th September 2010
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For more information email pnd.wellington@gmail.com
Exhausted, stressed, anxious, confused?
Difficulty coping with your baby?
Managing daily activities difficult?
Hard to make simple decisions?
Crying uncontrollably?
Feeling guilty, useless or irritable?
Feeling alone, nervous meeting other mums?
Find it hard to leave your baby with someone else?The Post and Ante-Natal Distress Support Group (Wellington) Inc. (PND) has been offering support, education, and information to women with post or ante-natal distress in the Wellington region since 1989. It was formed by women with experience of PND, is entirely funded by grants and donations, and aside from the Coordinators, is staffed by volunteers. They are a good place to start if you are feeling distressed, and offer a range of services, including:
Support, education, and information for women and their partners, whanau/family Community education and professional consultationOur services include: Telephone support line: 04 472 3135 Available 7 days, 9am - 9pm.
Trained volunteers offer clients free and confidential support. Initial calls are answered via a message service that will relay your contact details to the Co-ordinator.
Support Guide
for a copy of our Post & Ante Natal Distress Support GuideOne-to-one counselling The group has contact with a number of counsellors available who offer subsidised face-to-face counselling. Structured support/education groups for women Education/support groups for women experiencing post or ante natal distress are run throughout the Wellington region (Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Porirua/Mana, and Wellington suburbs). Each group runs for 8 weeks, and is facilitated by a trained counsellor. Baby sitting facilities are available. There is no charge for attendance but a donation would be gratefully received. The groups provide an opportunity to:
Understand and make sense of your experience of PND. Think about some different strategies to help manage your experience. Share with other women, feel less isolated, and be more positive about yourself again.
Groups for partners
Short-term evening groups for partners are currently run once or twice a year.
Education, information, and liaison
PND have a comprehensive lending library of relevant books and publications/written resources. PND produce a quarterly newsletter. PND produce and distribute the PND Support Guide and information leaflets. PND organise educational presentations to mothers' groups, support agencies, and networks. PND provide consumer representation on the Specialist Maternal Mental Health Team.If you are a health professional and would like a supply of our leaflets and/or booklets please
PND Contact details: Email: pnd.wellington@gmail.com
Post: PO Box 57 198, Mana, Porirua 5247, New Zealand.
Telephone: 04 472 3135
Donations this way are via PayPal. Payment can be made securely by credit card or from your PayPal account. An emailed receipt is automatically sent and neither PND nor PayPal pass on or make any other use of your email address. All donations will be receipted. Donations of $5.00 and over are tax deductable and the amount of tax deduction for charitable donations is now unlimited.
This site is intended to be as helpful as possible but may not be a substitute for professional help. PND Wellington has provided the information in good faith for you to use/interpret in your own way, according to your needs and circumstances. If you feel you may have Post or Ante Natal Distress you are urged to contact PND Wellington, a health professional, other agencies or support bodies, many of whom are linked or listed on this site. Concerns, corrections or any other queries you may have regarding this site should be communicated in the first instance to PND Wellington (click Contact Details link on left).