Fully funded by the Commonwealth Government and created by COPE - Australia's peak body in perinatal mental health - Ready to COPE equips new and expectant parents with clear, honest and evidence-based information.
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Always relevant to your stage of pregnancy and parenting
Ready to COPE shares what to expect and how to cope with the range of physical and emotional changes and challenges of each week of pregnancy, birth and the first 12 months of being a mum, dad or parent.
By entering your baby's due date or birth date at sign-up, Ready to COPE tracks your pregnancy or baby's age and delivers information that is relevant to your pregnancy or parenting journey - at the time you need it most.
Pregnancy and parenting topics covered in Ready to COPE
Weekly emails that you’ll receive during pregnancy and the first 12 months of parenthood cover topics such as:
- Coping with changes to your body during pregnancy
- Accepting your post-baby body
- Coping with morning sickness
- How to emotionally prepare for birth
- Shopping for your baby
- How pregnancy and motherhood can impact your career
- Changes to friendships during pregnancy and parenthood
- Common changes to relationships, sex and intimacy
- Coping with an unsettled baby
- How to make new mum-friends during motherhood
- Parental burnout, parent guilt, and how to take care of yourself
- What might increase your risk of stress, depression and anxiety - plus how to know if or when to seek help
Evidence-based resources and support pathways
Importantly, Ready to COPE is underpinned by the Australian National Clinical Guideline - evidence-based information you can trust.
Ready to COPE also directs new and expectant parents to supportive resources, including mental health self-checks, fact sheet on stress, anxiety and depression, plus pathways to specialist perinatal mental health support in your local area, if needed.
Why parents recommend Ready to COPE
LisaI wasn't prepared for the series to end! Very much enjoyed getting notifications for weekly updates throughout my pregnancy and postpartum. Every week I felt like [Ready to COPE] could read my mind as the content was so relatable to what I was feeling! Thank you so much
StephanWhat an incredible help the emails have been. It felt like a friend reaching out, prepared with good advice. Fatherhood is tough but rewarding and Ready to COPE has really put things into perspective and made the journey easier. Thanks to the whole team for your hard work!
EmilyI've found the emails absolutely amazing, like someone was reading my mind for what was happening as an expectant or new mother or giving me a little beacon of something about to come. The emails have been essential reading for me and a great way to check in on my own health. Thank you
JackieI appreciated the short and brief pieces of information, particularly in early parenthood when I was lucky to have one full minute to myself.
KaitlinI loved reading the weekly updates. They were always extremely relevant to what I was experiencing at the time. I have even screenshotted a few of the pages for easy referral. I would sometimes use these updates as talking points with my partner.
Created by Dr Nicole Highet, COPE Founder & Executive Director
Dr Nicole Highet is the Founder and Executive Director of COPE - Australia's peak body in perinatal mental health.
As a Doctor of Psychology, and with over 25 years specialising in perinatal mental health, Dr Highet is committed to empowering families with timely, quality information.
*Please note, Ready to COPE content is currently being updated for non-birthing Mothers and in languages other than English. Register now and you'll receive updates as soon as the new content becomes available.
