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Helping You Towards Parenthood
Becoming a mother
May 14, 2026
Common Reasons to see a Perinatal Psychologist
April 15, 2026
What does a Perinatal Psychologist do?
April 3, 2026
Bonding with Baby – Pregnancy Edition for Dads
June 27, 2025
Bonding with Baby – Pregnancy Edition for Mums
May 22, 2025
Formula for a Happy Family
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh What makes for a happy family? Is there a formula we can apply to help us create happiness with our brood? Dr Martien Snellen thinks so… Martien is a Melbourne-based perinatal psychiatrist who has written a wonderful book on the subject of sex and intimacy after childbirth, titled Rekindling Your Relationship […]
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week: 12-16 June 2017
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Infant Mental Health Awareness Week was first launched in the UK in June 2016 to raise a greater understanding for policy makers, professionals and parents about why giving every baby the best possible start in life matters to the life chances of children and families. 2017 marks the inaugural Australian Infant Mental […]
World Maternal Mental Health Day
By Dr Bronwyn Leigh Maternal Mental Health Matters – that’s the key message for World Maternal Mental Health Day – a dedicated day to raising awareness of maternal mental health issues. World Maternal Mental Health Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday of May – 03 May 2017. We all need to know the […]
SMS4dads – info and support for Dads-on-the-go
By Dr Bronwyn Leigh SMS4dads is a text-message based resource for new dads providing tips and information from 12-weeks of the pregnancy to 24-weeks post birth. Text messages encourage dads to monitor their own health behaviours, including their diet, exercise, social connections and mood. The messages also include information about baby development and facilitating […]
The Newborn Parent
Illustration taken from the self-help book Towards Parenthood: Preparing for the Changes and Challenges of a New Baby (2009): ACER Press. by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Becoming a parent for the first time means we enter a phase of life we have never been in before – all new and relatively unknown. New territory means lots […]
Maternal Sensitivity and Preoccupation: Why we need to protect the mother-infant relationship
By Dr Bronwyn Leigh When all is going well enough, a few things naturally happen towards the end of your pregnancy. One is that you become more preoccupied with yourself, your body and your baby. It is during this time that your sensitivity becomes heightened. Women tend to become more insular and begin to withdraw […]