Service available in:

Our Specialist Perinatal Service works with women with mental health problems who:

  • Are thinking about or planning to have a baby

  • Are pregnant or baby is up to 24 months old.

We can help with:

  1. Pre pregnancy planning appointments (also accept self referrals)
  2. Specialist assessment and support
  3. Phone consultation and advice for health professionals.
  • We do not accept self-referrals for specialist assessments, but pateints can be referred to our service by any professional supporting them such as a GP, midwife, health visitor, social worker, voluntary sector agencies
  • The above professionals should make sure they have consent to make the referral and let people know to expect a call from us so we can complete a telephone triage
  • Referrals are made by completing our referral form and emailing this to your local service Complete a referral form here.
  • Emergency referrals do not require a referral form and should be made via telephone to the local Specialist Perinatal Service between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Mersey Care (Halton, Warrington, St Helens and Knowsley) Tel: 01925 275 303

Mersey Care (Liverpool and Sefton) Tel: 0151 702 4012

Cheshire and Wirral Tel: 0151 488 8434

Outside of these working hours referrers should contact our out of hours services such as Mental Health Crisis Lines which are available 24 hours a day seven days a week.

visit our urgent help page.

Referrals for specialist support and pre pregnancy appointments can be made by contacting us.

Complete a referral form here.

Visit the service page for more information. 

Visit the service page for more information.