‘I felt like I was dying’: how women with postpartum depression fall through the cracks of U.S. health care.

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‘I felt like I was dying’: how women with postpartum depression fall through the cracks of U.S. health care.

July 5, 2023

Gammon K. STAT. June 26, 2023.

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The maternal mental health crisis results in harm to mothers and their families. This article discusses systemic issues that impact the safe psychological care of mothers from pregnancy through the years of caring for toddlers. Lack of timely diagnosis is a major consideration discussed.

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