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At least 25 per cent of parents will experience mental illness during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby - known as perinatal mental illness.
Thu 1 Jul 2021 01.01 EDT Thousands of pregnant women in England were denied vital help for their mental health because of the pandemic, analysis from leading psychiatrists shows. In 2020-21, 47,000 were expected to access perinatal mental health services to help with conditions such as anxiety and depression during or after giving birth, but only 31,261 managed to get help in the most recent data for the 2020 calendar year only, according to analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Up to one in five women have perinatal mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety and other co...