{"id":612,"date":"2021-03-05T12:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T12:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/134.122.102.56\/SAND\/uk\/?post_type=professionals&p=612"},"modified":"2022-05-20T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T12:44:38","slug":"what-is-perinatal-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"professionals","link":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/professionals\/what-is-perinatal-mental-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"What is perinatal mental illness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems are those which occur during pregnancy or in the first year following the birth of a child. Peri is the Greek for \u201caround\u201d, and natal from the Latin word \u2018natus\u2019 for \u201cbirth\u201d. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10-20% of women develop a mental illness during pregnancy or the first year after having a baby.1<\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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They include a wide range of conditions<\/span><\/a>. Depression<\/span><\/a> and anxiety<\/span><\/a> are the most common mental health problems in pregnancy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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If left untreated, mental health issues can have significant and long-lasting effects on the woman, the child, and the wider family.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Perinatal mental illness also affects fathers<\/span><\/a> with up to 5-10% of fathers reported to suffer from depression during their partner\u2019s pregnancy and following birth, and 5-15% suffer from anxiety in the perinatal period.2,3<\/sup><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Further information<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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