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Giving Birth Minutes Before Lockdown - New Mum Describes Her 16 Day Ordeal In Hospital
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 9:27 am | Mothers Helpers
Traumatic birth stories during lockdown are now emerging with Jacinda Ardern acknowledging in yesterday's press conference that there is a need to address the harm caused by lockdown, adding that "no one should give birth alone" and "everyone ... More >>
Pregnant Mums Feeling The Pressure During Lockdown
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 2:32 pm | Mothers Helpers
Women expecting a baby are struggling with the restrictions to their usual support during lockdown. Along with reduced physical check-ups by their midwife including their blood pressure and baby's heartbeat, they are expected to only take one support ... More >>
How is NZ faring? Mothers Helpers release latest survey
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 4:24 pm | Mothers Helpers
Founder of PND-support charity Mothers Helpers, Kristina Paterson, released new survey results on World Maternal Mental Health Day - showing that there has been no improvement in the last 5 years in screening women for depression/anxiety perinatally ... More >>
Charity overflowing with donations for child who lost father
Friday, 5 April 2019, 3:15 pm | Mothers Helpers
Charity Mothers Helpers has been overwhelmed with donations for the families with young children who have lost their father in the recent Christchurch mosque attacks. Both the public and businesses such as Zinc, Harper Collins and Snugbags have contributed ... More >>
Kiwi Mum Bikes 85KM To Bring Hope To Struggling Mums
Friday, 29 March 2019, 2:16 pm | Mothers Helpers
Kiwi Mum Bikes 85KM To Bring Hope To Struggling Mums Rotorua local Danielle Porteous is gearing up for the ride of her life tomorrow morning when she will cycle 85 kilometres from Rotorua to Taupo to raise money for the charity Mothers Helpers. More >>
Mums Run Round-the-Bays to Combat Depression
Friday, 1 March 2019, 9:54 am | Mothers Helpers
"Team Mothers Helpers" compromising of 15 adults and 4 children will be running in the Ports of Auckland's Round-the-Bays on Sunday 3rd March. It is the 47th year the event has been held, and one of the world's largest fun runs. Mothers Helpers Team ... More >>
Crisis in Funding for Mental Health Service
Friday, 21 April 2017, 9:38 am | Mothers Helpers
Mothers Helpers ' not-for-profit maternal mental health service say their funding is in crisis, and fear for the future of those they serve. Currently the main service in Auckland, Hamilton and in most parts of the country, Mothers Helpers offers a ... More >>
Perinatal Depression And Anxiety Awareness Week
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 11:31 am | Mothers Helpers
Charity organisation Mothers Helpers is using Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) Awareness Week (31 Oct. – 6 Nov.) to start a conversation with mums about their mental health. More >>
Special Needs Children Are Not Adequately Supported
Monday, 18 April 2016, 9:53 am | Mothers Helpers
New Research Shows Special Needs Children Are Not Adequately Supported by Schools A new report released by Mothers’ Helpers , has revealed that the majority of parents who have a child with special needs feel their child is inadequately supported by ... More >>
Gisborne Local Makes a Difference
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 2:13 pm | Mothers Helpers
Saturday 5th December is International Volunteer's Day, and Mothers Helpers is celebrating the work of the last five years of what has been a completely volunteer-based service helping mothers at-risk or suffering with perinatal depression/anxiety. The day marks ... More >>
Mothers Helpers Invitation
Monday, 30 November 2015, 12:25 pm | Mothers Helpers
Saturday 5th December is International Volunteer's Day, and Mothers Helpers is celebrating the work of the last five years of what has been a completely volunteer-based service helping mothers at-risk or suffering with perinatal depression/anxiety with an event ... More >>
Postnatal Depression Awareness: Who Is At Risk?
Monday, 2 November 2015, 10:02 am | Mothers Helpers
Founder of PND-support charity Mothers Helpers, Kristina Paterson, never thought that she would develop Postnatal Depression with her background as a registered nurse and nanny, but looking at the risk-factors she now sees it was inevitable. More >>
Support Lacking for Kiwi Mums
Monday, 19 October 2015, 2:30 pm | Mothers Helpers
A new report released by Mothers’ Helpers , has revealed serious gaps in the treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety in New Zealand. More >>
New Postnatal Depression Research Shows Support Lacking
Monday, 19 October 2015, 2:10 pm | Mothers Helpers
A new report released by Mothers’ Helpers , has revealed serious gaps in the treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety in New Zealand. More >>
Mothers Helpers volunteers agree giving makes you happier
Monday, 5 October 2015, 9:43 am | Mothers Helpers
MOTHERS HELPERS VOLUNTEERS GIVE BACK AND FEEL GREAT TO BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES More >>
CYF Systemic Failure Due to under-Resourced Services
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 10:47 am | Mothers Helpers
Founder of PND-support charity Mothers Helpers, Kristina Paterson says that one of the biggest contributing factors to the ongoing poor performance of CYFs is the lack of financial investment into community services that are working with families, and ... More >>
Antenatal depression missed in a quarter of mums with PND
Thursday, 27 August 2015, 4:39 pm | Mothers Helpers
Founder of PND-support charity Mothers Helpers, Kristina Paterson, estimates up to a quarter of mums with PND have undiagnosed depression when they are pregnant and is calling for nationwide screening. More >>
Results from Single Mums Survey: Clearing Up the Stigma
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 10:33 am | Mothers Helpers
Contrary to what can be portrayed by media of single mothers, the majority of those that responded to the survey had separated from a committed relationship where they were living together or married and there was only one father in the picture. More >>
