Direct guidance
What to know or do
Tell the care team what help is missing and ask about community, social-work, peer or practical support. Use urgent help for immediate danger, inability to meet basic needs or thoughts of harm.
What changes the answer
- How long the change has lasted and how it affects sleep, eating, self-care and safety
- Past diagnoses, trauma, treatment response, medicines and relapse warning signs
- Privacy, practical support, coercion, immediate danger and who can stay with you
Check with your care team
When to get individual help
Contact your doctor or maternity service promptly and describe the timing, severity, associated symptoms and pregnancy week so they can choose the right assessment.