Reserve your seatSupporting emotional wellbeing across fertility, pregnancy & early parenthood
A perinatal emotional wellbeing initiative offering awareness sessions, workshops and support circles for individuals and families navigating the journey to parenthood.
What Antara does
Three ways we support you
Awareness & Guided Sessions
Expert-led conversations that make emotional wellbeing and life transitions easier to understand.
Workshops
Interactive spaces to learn, reflect and build practical tools.
Support Circles
Facilitated small-group spaces for shared reflection, connection and support.
Perinatal emotional wellbeing
Supporting emotional wellbeing across fertility, pregnancy & early parenthood
Antara is a perinatal emotional wellbeing initiative supporting individuals and families through fertility, pregnancy, birth, and the transition to parenthood. While medical care addresses physical health, many people also navigate emotional, relational and psychological changes during this period. Antara complements healthcare through psychoeducation, facilitated discussions, workshops and wellbeing programs — helping parents feel informed, supported and emotionally prepared.
Why emotional wellbeing matters
The journey to parenthood often brings uncertainty, shifting identities, changing relationships, difficult decisions and increased emotional demands. Through evidence-informed programs and facilitated conversations, Antara creates opportunities for individuals and families to:
Emotional preparedness
Build readiness for fertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum transitions.
Strengthen relationships
Improve communication and support within couples and families.
Understand common experiences
Normalise emotional challenges during the perinatal period.
Build support systems
Develop realistic expectations and meaningful support networks.
Safe reflective space
Access a supportive environment for reflection and learning.
What we offer & who we work with
Our programs
- Fertility Emotional Wellbeing Workshops
- Antenatal Emotional Preparedness Programs
- Preparing Couples for Birth & Postpartum Transition
- Early Parenthood Support Sessions
- Parent Discussion Circles & Community Conversations
- Psychoeducational Workshops for Clinics and Parent Communities
Our partners
- Fertility Clinics
- OBGYN Clinics
- Maternity Hospitals
- Childbirth Educators
- Doulas & Birth Professionals
- Parent Communities and Support Groups
Current online workshop
Understanding Motherhood
‘We prepare for the baby. But who prepares us for becoming a mother?’
- 11 October 2026
- 11:30 AM IST
- 60 minutes
- Online
- ₹499 per participant
Who can attend
Sessions are curated for everyone in the journey
Each session clearly states who it is open to. In general, Antara programmes welcome:
Couples & partners
Attending together, or learning how to support each other.
Mothers
At any stage, including pregnancy and postpartum.
Fathers
Building confidence and emotional presence as a parent.
Family members
Grandparents, siblings and others in the support circle.
Pregnant mothers
Preparing emotionally for the transition ahead.
New & early mothers
Navigating the first months and years of parenthood.
Meet our founders
Srimathy V.
M.Sc. Counselling Psychology with Perinatal Specialization
Srimathy is a counselling psychologist with experience working with individuals, couples and families across life transitions. Her areas of interest include maternal wellbeing, grief, relationship dynamics, identity transitions and emotional adjustment during the perinatal period.
Anjali Das
Perinatal Counsellor (IJNGP)
Anjali is a perinatal counsellor with 10+ years of experience in marketing, operations and partnerships. She is a maternal wellbeing advocate and community builder with a focus on workshop facilitation and parent education.
Among our partners
Srishti Women & Child Clinic
Antara collaborates with clinics, hospitals, birth professionals and parent communities. Srishti Women & Child Clinic is one of the partners we work with, and our current session is hosted in collaboration with them.
Let’s collaborate
Antara welcomes opportunities to collaborate with healthcare providers, clinics, educators and community organizations committed to supporting family wellbeing. Whether you are looking to integrate emotional wellbeing programming into your clinic, offer workshops to your parent community, or explore a partnership — we would love to connect.
It’s OK to not be OK.
You don’t have to do this alone.
Take this hour for yourself.
You deserve to feel supported.
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