Before.During.After.
Peridot is your mental health companion for your entire perinatal journey — whether you’re just starting to think about becoming a parent, trying to conceive or are already expecting, or postpartum, coping with miscarriage or loss, or supporting someone you love in the perinatal period. Peridot connects you to information you can trust, including access to evidence-based educational resources and a Service Finder for locating additional supports in your community
Welcome to Peridot
The perinatal period is a major life transition for the entire family, leading to an increased risk for mental health issues throughout the experience.
And while managing mental health during this time is just as important as taking care of physical wellbeing, finding the right kinds of support for each stage can be hard.
Peridot is here to help connect the dots, supporting perinatal people, families and the healthcare providers who work with them — before, during and after pregnancy.
Care nearby
There are programs and services across Newfoundland and Labrador that support perinatal people and their mental health. These include publicly available healthcare supports, community-based supports and resources that help meet basic needs like food, housing and safety. Our Service Finder can help find the services that best support you and your family.
Find supports
Peer support
Being able to connect and talk with someone who has had similar experiences provides support that can make all the difference. Peridot can help you find programs and shared-experience communities available to you.
Discover Peer Support
Support at every stage
Different points of the perinatal journey bring different needs and potential issues. Learn more about what's relevant to you right now, or browse everything — many families find it helpful to know what's ahead and what resources are available before they need it.
Perinatal mental health screening
Screening questionnaires provide a quick way to check in on how you’re feeling, whether you’re experiencing mental health symptoms and what kind of support might be useful. It’s not a diagnosis but a starting point for a conversation about how you’re doing emotionally.
Screening through Peridot is initiated by your care provider. If you’d like to be screened, talk to your doctor or other care provider.
Your personalized account
Creating an account with Peridot helps you keep track of what’s useful as you go — resources you’ve saved, services you’ve looked at and other content that’s relevant to you.
An account lets you:
- Save articles and services to come back to
- Find relevant services more easily
- Review your past check-ins in one place
- Get recommendations based on your stage and what your provider has shared
Are you a care provider?
Visit the Provider section to find clinical guidance and tools for supporting patient/client perinatal mental health.