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Charlotte: “It broke me down to the lowest I have ever been”

Charlotte: “It broke me down to the lowest I have ever been”

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Charlotte knew going into her pregnancy that she needed support with her mental health but says it was a battle to get anyone to take her seriously. She tells host Phillippa that she found attending appointments alone extremely distressing and like many pregnant women, she was terrified of catching Covid.

It wasn’t until her baby was 6 months old that Charlotte says her mental health really started to deteriorate and after fighting for the help she deserves, she says she’s doing much better now.

Your host is Phillippa Guillou, a journalist and radio presenter whose own baby was born at the height of the pandemic. You can get in touch with Phillippa here.

If you’ve struggled with any of the topics we’ve raised in today’s episode, please see the links below for help and support.

Birth Trauma Association - https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/

Pandas Foundation - https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/what-is-pnd/birth-trauma/

MIND - https://bit.ly/35Lbaos

NHS Report into babies born in lockdown - https://bit.ly/3tQuit4

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