Maternal Mental Health Matters

After birth, so much is checked. The baby’s weight. The feeding. The healing body. The appointments. The routines. But what about the mother’s wellbeing? Maternal mental health should not depend on whether someone happens to notice, whether a mother has the words to explain what she is experiencing, or whether she reaches breaking point before…

Mind the Mum: placing parental mental health and care to the forefront

On October 9 2025, Zoe Galinsoga, aid worker, nurse, and member of the European Institute of Perinatal Mental Health (IESMP), traveled to Slovenia to participate in the kick-off meeting of the project Mind the Mum, which involves collaboration with Cyprus University of Technology, the University of Gdańsk, Birth Forward (a Cypriot activist organization committed to…