A heightened sense of anxiety after becoming pregnant is entirely normal - after all, there is so much to think about, and so many new emotions and considerations that will be coming up day by day.

There is an acceptable threshold however, between what we can consider anxiety as part of the human experience, and anxiety that negatively impacts and impairs your ability to life through your day to day life.

Dr Isabel McMullen, Consultant Psychiatrist, speaks here to the different ways anxiety can manifest in pregnancy, practical advice on how to navigate unsettling feelings, and when you might want to seek support from professionals.