Important notice
The mummatters screening tool will not be available after 31 March 2022.
mummatters has been an important way Bupa supported new mums over the past five years. Developed with health experts and researchers in the field of perinatal mental health, mummatters is an online tool giving women a way to check their risk of perinatal depression and anxiety and get support if they need it.
Perinatal mental health resources
Check out some of the links below for more resources that may help support you during pregnancy and beyond:
- Bupa's partnership with PIRI gives eligible members access to the Bupa Parent and Baby Wellbeing Program
- This Way Up has an online perinatal Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) course
- PIRI's MumSpace and DadSpace provide digital perinatal mental health support
- Gidget Foundation provides virtual and in-person programs and counselling for mums and dads
- Ready to COPE is a program providing information via email to help support people through the challenges of pregnancy and early parenthood:
- PANDA's National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline
Bupa supporting your overall mental health & wellbeing
Bupa's Health Link has plenty of helpful articles on perinatal mental health and other wellbeing topics right at your fingertips.
Bupa Extras on selected products provide access to mental health services. Bupa pays towards the cost of counselling and psychology services as well as Digital mental health from Bupa recognised providers under our mental health category on most Extras and packaged covers.
Bupa members also have access to a suite of online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) courses through This Way Up.
Find further information on Bupa supporting our members because your mental health matters.
Disclaimer
The clinical components of mummatters were developed by lead researchers and specialists at St John of God Burwood Hospital and the University of New South Wales. It is an online program designed for pregnant and postnatal women to self-assess for potential indicators of perinatal depression.
mummatters should only be used as an information resource. It is not designed to provide a clinical diagnosis of anxiety or depression, and should not be relied on as a substitute for the advice of a health care professional.