Perinatal Wellbeing Canterbury Trust

Our purpose • To provide support services to parents (matua) and their whānau who are experiencing a decline in mental wellbeing relating to, or resulting from, pregnancy, childbirth and parenting during the first 2,000 days • To foster and encourage the development of services in partnership with Maori working within the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for the benefit of those parents and their whānau supported by us • To foster and encourage the development of services in partnership with other ethnic and diverse groups for the benefit of those parents and their whānau supported by us • To work with the national perinatal network to support the development and delivery of education, advocacy and research in perinatal mental health