Globally, the prevalence of postnatal depression is 17 percent. With two billion mothers in the world, this means over 350 million women experience perinatal mental health problems. The likelihood of depressive episodes doubles during this period, compared with other times in a woman’s life.[11] This figure rises for women of color, those in disadvantaged socioeconomic groups who face systemic health inequalities, and women who have experienced loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or a child taken into care).[12],[13],[14] Suicide is the leading cause of death in women in the
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