Maternal Mental Health
Feel your best with support during and after your pregnancy
Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period bring significant physical and emotional changes, making mental health support crucial. Maternal mental health is essential for influencing everything from emotional bonding to overall family stability. Untreated conditions like postpartum depression and anxiety can impact a mother’s ability to care for herself and her baby. Every mother deserves compassionate care and resources to navigate this journey with confidence and well-being.

Finding Resources in Your Community
Many benefit plans provide coverage for mental health counseling through talk therapy. Counseling can help you navigate the mix of excitement, anxiety, and stress. Through therapy, counselors offer guidance on managing stress, coping with mood swings, and addressing concerns about childbirth and parenting. Many benefit plans offer both in-person counseling as well as telehealth options.
Your plan may offer the MDLIVE telehealth option to assist with support during your pregnancy and postpartum journey. Click to learn more and see if you are eligible for MDLIVE.
Need help finding a mental health provider near you? Click here to find a provider near you or login to your member account at YourWyoBlue.com.
If you have never been to counseling, it can seem intimidating. Don’t let it be. Below are topics or questions you can take with you to talk about with your counselor to break the ice.
- Emotional Changes: How have your emotions changed since becoming pregnant?
- Personal or Professional Challenges: What has been most challenging for you since becoming pregnant?
- Worry or Fear: What are your biggest worries or fears about motherhood?
- Support: Do you feel supported in your pregnancy by your family, friends, or partner?
- Self-Care: Do you feel you have enough self-care and you have support to take the time to do so?
postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is not a one-size-fits-all experience—it manifests differently in every mother. While some may feel deep sadness and hopelessness, others might struggle with irritability, anxiety, or even numbness. Some mothers withdraw from loved ones, while others put on a brave face, hiding their struggles.
If you feel you or your loved one may be suffering from postpartum depression, you should schedule an appointment with your physician or mental health professional. Indications you may be suffering from postpartum depression include:
- Inability to laugh or see the funny side of things
- Not looking forward to enjoyment in things
- Blaming yourself unnecessarily when things go wrong
- Being anxious or worried for no good reason
- Feeling scared or panicky for no good reason
- Inability to cope
- Difficulty sleeping
- Feeling sad or miserable
- Crying due to unhappiness
- Thoughts of harming yourself
National resources
If you are feeling sad, worried, or overwhelmed and need to speak to someone urgently, call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. It is free, 24/7, and confidential.
- Call 1-833-852-6262
State resources
- The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 call, text and chat access to trained crisis counselors. When you call you will hear a greeting message while your call is routed to your local Lifeline network crisis center, which is based on the area code of the cell phone being used. If your local crisis center is unable to take the call, you’ll be automatically routed to a national backup crisis center. Next, a trained crisis counselor will answer the phone. They’ll listen to you, work to understand how your problem is affecting you, provide support, and share resources that may be helpful to you.
- Call or Text 988
- More information: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Wyoming Department of Health
- MDLIVE
Local resources
If you are having a medical emergency, call your local emergency services.
- Call 911