As a doula and maternal health advocate who specializes in postpartum care mothers need more support. I’ve seen some women with babies pretending like they have it all together, no one would ever know that they are going through postpartum depression. I saw this article and I thought it would help bring awareness to this issue.
A new survey report from BabyCenter and economist Emily Oster paints the picture of just how unsupported most mothers feel after having a child. Just 38% of new mothers who responded felt truly prepared to care for their own physical and mental health after delivering. The survey also found that medically speaking, less than half of new mothers (41%) feel they have adequate support postpartum.
Low support can be a direct factor in postpartum mental health conditions. According to CDC data, as many as 1 in 8 women are estimated to be impacted by a postpartum mental health condition, which can range from postpartum depression and anxiety to postpartum psychosis.
But it’s estimated that nearly 4 out of 5 of those women—75%—don’t receive treatment for their condition.
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