At COPE, we’re here for you from the very beginning. Access trusted guidance, expert information, and compassionate support as you navigate the journey of trying to conceive.
Coping with loss is deeply personal and painful — COPE offers gentle support, guidance, and understanding to help you navigate this difficult time.
Navigate your pregnancy with confidence using COPE’s expert advice, emotional support, and reliable information tailored for every step of the journey.
Providing you with evidence based information to help prepare and nurture yourself before, during and following birth
Early parenthood can be joyful, challenging and everything in between. COPE provides you with expert guidance and real insights to help you feel seen and supported every step of the way.
Whether you're a partner, friend, or family member, COPE provides guidance and support to help you care for your loved one and yourself through every stage of parenthood.
COPE provides guidance and resources to help workplaces support the emotional wellbeing of expecting and new parents with care and understanding.
COPE offers tools, training, and resources to support health professionals in providing compassionate, evidence-based care to expecting and new parents.
If you're going through a tough time, you're not alone. The COPE Directory is a supportive first step toward finding the right help, close to home and tailored to your needs
At COPE, we believe every parent deserves access to compassionate support and reliable information. Our mission is to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and empower families facing perinatal mental health challenges.
Your support can make a lasting impact. By donating to COPE, you help to provide vital support, resources, and research for families facing perinatal mental health challenges. Together, we can make sure no parent is alone.
Understand when to seek help, how to take the first step of talking to someone, types of support available, plus how to find specialised perinatal mental health support near you.
Having a baby comes with a range of feelings, both positive and challenging. Learn more about how to navigate some of the uncomfortable feelings and expectations you may experience in early parenthood.
Some women find that they cry more easily after having a baby, and describe feeling miserable, anxious, irritable and overly emotional.
Postnatal or postpartum rage may be experienced in the months following birth and in the early years of parenthood.
Bonding with your baby is something that we generally expect will happen instantly and automatically.
New parents often try to hide from others that they may be struggling to cope, due to feelings of failure, shame, or for fear of judgement from others.
Learn about gender disappointment, why it may occur and how to get support if you experience feelings or disappointment about your baby's sex.
Experiencing intrusive thoughts or 'scary thoughts' after having a baby is common. They can also lead to shame, because they’re often so different to how we might actually think or feel.
Adjusting to how your postpartum body looks and feels can take some time and also require some levels of self acceptance.
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