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YOGA TO SUPPORT PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE BIRTH This CPD introduces a yoga-based approach to ‘mental wellness’ for pregnant women for Birthlight-trained Perinatal and Yoga for Maternity teachers . It equips teachers with additional resources to prioritise the mental health needs of pregnant women and their growing babies. Participants will be better able to promote women’s self-healing during pregnancy, raise their self-confidence to approach birth and motherhood, and instill resilience to stress in prevention of postnatal depression. Prenatal anxiety and depression are increasingly acknowledged among perinatal mental health conditions worldwide. They affect one in seven pregnant women or more. The Maternal Mental Health Alliance calculates that in the UK the annual cost of perinatal mental illness amounts to £8 billion, costing the nation about £10,000 per birth. Besides the economic impact, the effects on affected mothers and their children cannot be underestimated. Maternal mental health influences the baby’s development in the womb and in the crucial early years as well as the mother’s ability to bond with the baby and enjoy mothering. With a focus on prevention for pregnant women who have elevated stress levels or who are exposed to external stressors, Birthlight offers specialized practices in yoga for pregnancy to uphold perinatal mental health. Our goal is to promote wellbeing and reduce or eliminate risks of developing more serious mental health problems.