‘I was so terrified my kids would be taken away if I admitted how badly I was struggling’

Research has found those experiencing perinatal depression (1 in 5 of us) don’t know where to seek help. Amanda Cassidy speaks to mums who share their experience “It took me two and a half years to come to the realisation that I was suffering from post-natal depression," admits Elaine Platt, an Amatsu therapist and mum to Wesley and Amelia. "And the thing that got me was the hushed tones that others would talk about it......