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A recent research funded by Columbia University studied the prevalence of mistreatment by healthcare providers towards the new mothers during childbirth. To study about mistreatment, researchers asked 4,598 new mothers across 6 states of Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia plus New York City, whether they were mistreated during the childbirth.
Mistreatment while giving birth is a "regular occurrence," researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health said.
Childbirth is a harrowing ordeal, and it's being made worse by mistreatment from healthcare providers during labor, a new study says.
Study finds underdiagnosis and undertreatment of postpartum depression as well as racial inequities in diagnosis and treatment for those with postpartum depression.
Pregnancy and childbirth can be significant stressors on mental health. Nearly one in eight people who have given birth develop postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.