Nearly 1 in 5 women worldwide will develop mental health problems during pregnancy or within the first year postpartum. Despite these numbers, the provision and integration of quality mental health services into a comprehensive package of maternal health services remains inadequate and under realised across the EU. The first 1000 days of a child’s life are crucial for their neuro-cognitive development as well as their physical, emotional and social development. This begins during fetal development and depends largely on the health of the mother