{"id":630,"date":"2021-03-19T17:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T17:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/134.122.102.56\/SAND\/uk\/?post_type=professionals&p=630"},"modified":"2021-06-28T14:36:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T13:36:11","slug":"economic-costs","status":"publish","type":"professionals","link":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/professionals\/economic-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The costs of not treating perinatal mental illnesses
effectively are significant.<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Untreated perinatal mental illnesses have a wide range of effects on the mental and physical health of women, their children, partners and significant others, meaning insufficient support is a major public health concern.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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They are also one of the leading causes of death for women during pregnancy and the year after birth.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The costs of undiagnosed or untreated perinatal mental health problems include:<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Avoidable suffering<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Perinatal mental illness<\/span><\/a> can cause intense, debilitating, isolating and often frightening suffering for women.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Impact on families<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Perinatal mental illness<\/span><\/a> can have a long-term impact on a woman\u2019s self-esteem and relationships with partners and family members.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Impact on children<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Perinatal mental illness<\/span><\/a> can have an adverse impact on the interaction between a mother and her baby, affecting the child\u2019s emotional, social and cognitive development<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Death or serious injury<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>
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In severe cases, perinatal mental illness can be life-threatening: suicide is one of the leading causes of death for women in the UK during the perinatal period.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Economic costs<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>
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The economic cost to society of not effectively treating perinatal mental illness<\/span><\/a> far outweighs the cost of providing appropriate services. According to the 2014 report, \u2018The Costs of Perinatal Mental Health Problems\u2019 by the London School of Economics and the Centre for Mental Health, untreated perinatal mental illness carries a total long-term cost to society of about \u00a38.1 billion for each one-year cohort of births in the UK. Of these 28% of costs relate to the mother, 72% relates to the child.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n