Being pregnant and the early months of motherhood could be a time of nice vulnerability for ladies. Virtually one in 5 girls expertise a psychological well being situation throughout being pregnant or the primary yr of their baby’s life.
In 2016 the UK authorities pledged a revolution in psychological well being providers, together with nearly £300 million to offer specialist look after expectant or new moms.
However new knowledge, shared solely with Newsnight reveals that regardless of progress, providers throughout the UK are nonetheless struggling to fulfill their targets.
And whereas the numbers of girls who take their very own lives when they’re pregnant or within the first yr after giving beginning are small – the danger of the worst end result seems to be rising.
Newsnight’s Science Correspondent Kate Lamble studies.
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