We had a goal of $90,000 to keep our wraparound care for whānau going strong. But with your help, we were able to raise nearly $108,000. This is unbelievably helpful in the year ahead so that we can support parents like Jess through programmes such as the Plunket Perinatal Adjustment Programme (PPNAP), or plan ways to help depending on the changing needs of tamariki and their families.
When we visited Jess and Daniel in their home, we chatted about the very real support that these new parents received in the early days with premature-born baby Lachlan and when Jess’s mental health took a turn for the worse. It’s an emotional story that many have connected with – and that included our photographer on set, Stacey.
In that lovely way that New Zealand often has of connecting people together through friendship circles or shared experiences, it turns out that Stacey had also benefitted from PPNAP.
“Jess’s story really resonated with me,” she says. “My youngest had a heart condition, and following my first pregnancy I became very unwell and spent a long time in hospital. I carried a lot of trauma from my pregnancy and birth experience, and PPNAP was absolutely amazing in helping me process that and come to terms with mourning the pregnancies and births I had hoped for.
“Because of that, I feel incredibly honoured to have been involved in capturing such a meaningful story.”
It’s amazing to see how Plunket’s services are making such impactful, tangible changes for parents in our communities.
