Mum Walk · New Report

90% of mums report feeling lonely after birth.

Mum Walk's first report into motherhood connection reveals mothers are at the epicentre of the loneliness epidemic. It's time to fill the connection gap now — so that no mum walks through motherhood alone.

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The Issue

Don't let motherhood become the loneliest job in Australia.

Our report reveals 90% of mums reported feelings of loneliness after birth, with nearly half reporting high or severe levels. That's why Mum Walk is calling on our Health Ministers to recognise maternal loneliness as a public health priority.

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The Report
Loneliness is the norm, not the exception.

The first national look at motherhood loneliness

Mum Walk have launched their first-ever report into motherhood loneliness and isolation — and the results reveal a shocking, urgent truth: loneliness in motherhood is the norm, not the exception.

Across the country, thousands of mums aren't given access to options to connect with other mothers. Many are turned away from services like mums' groups because they are full — or worse, because those groups have disappeared entirely. The support system that should hold new mothers is leaving thousands of them on their own.

We can't leave motherhood connection to chance. If we want to solve this crisis, we need to rebuild our maternal support systems — which is why we're calling for the extension of policy and funding across the maternal health system to include more ways for mothers to connect.

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Key findings

The numbers we can't ignore

Key findings from Mum Walk's national survey into the issue of isolation and loneliness in motherhood.

90% of mums reported feeling lonely or isolated after becoming a mum
69% of mums reported motherhood was MORE lonely than they expected
Nearly half report experiencing high or severe levels of loneliness — levels known to impact wellbeing
1 in 6 report 'very high' levels of loneliness
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What mums are saying

Real words from real mothers across the country.

Mum holding a poster sharing her experience of loneliness in motherhood.
Mum holding a poster sharing her experience of loneliness in motherhood.
Mum holding a poster sharing her experience of loneliness in motherhood.
Why this matters

Maternal mental health is a crisis that can't wait

Mum Walk is a preventative, protective program built to help reduce the key risk factors behind negative maternal mental health outcomes.

1 in 5 mums develop PPD/PPA, with isolation as a primary risk factor.
Maternal mental health key statistic.

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