You Are Not Alone
Crisis Resources for Mamas
If you’re in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself or your baby — please read this. You are not broken. You are not a bad mom. You need support, and it is available right now, for free, 24/7.
Section 2
Postpartum-Specific Support
🇺🇸 US — PSI HelpLine
Call 1-800-944-4773 · Text "HELP" to 800-944-4773
🇺🇸 US (Spanish) — PSI
Text "AYUDA" to 800-944-4773
🇬🇧 UK — PANDAS Foundation
0808-1961-776
🇨🇦 Canada — Crisis Services Canada
1-833-456-4566
🇦🇺 Australia — PANDA
1300-726-306
🌍 Global — Postpartum Support International
postpartum.net
Section 3 · Red Flags
Warning Signs You Need Help NOW
Postpartum Psychosis (medical emergency)
- Hearing voices, seeing things others don't
- Believing things that aren't true
- Feeling disconnected from reality
- Thoughts of harming yourself or baby
Preeclampsia (medical emergency)
- Severe headache that won't go away
- Vision changes (spots, blurriness)
- Pain in upper right abdomen
- Sudden swelling in face/hands
Postpartum Hemorrhage (medical emergency)
- Soaking through a pad in under an hour
- Passing clots larger than a golf ball
- Dizziness, racing heart, weakness
→ If you have ANY of these, call 911 / 999 / 000 immediately.
Section 4
What to Say When You Call
“I'm a new mom and I'm not okay. I need help.”
“I'm having thoughts that scare me. I don't want to act on them, but I need to talk to someone.”
“I just had a baby and something feels really wrong.”
You don’t have to explain. You just have to call.
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