In the quiet space between expectation and reality, millions of women navigate pregnancy and new motherhood while carrying invisible burdens that go unnamed and untreated. Three-quarters of perinatal mental disorders are never diagnosed, not because medicine lacks the tools, but because stigma silences both the women who suffer and the clinicians who might ask. Experts convening in Zaragoza have made clear that a mother's emotional world is not separate from her child's developing one — what goes unaddressed in her ripples forward into the next generation.
ABC
· Nov 12, 2023
· health
· 2 min read
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75% of women with perinatal mental disorders go undiagnosed, experts warn
Millions of women and their children experience untreated mental health conditions during critical developmental periods, affecting maternal-infant bonding and child neurodevelopment.
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75% of perinatal mental disorders go undiagnosed due to stigma, creating significant healthcare gaps with downstream costs for child development and family outcomes.
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Women and families face untreated mental health conditions leading to adverse child outcomes (behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, attachment issues), increasing long-term household stress, educational costs, and healthcare expenses. Stigma reduces treatment-seeking behavior, perpetuating cycles of untreated illness.
Governments should implement: (1) mandatory mental health screening in prenatal/postnatal care; (2) healthcare provider training programs on perinatal mental disorders; (3) anti-stigma campaigns; (4) integrated maternal-mental health services; (5) insurance coverage expansion for perinatal mental health treatment; (6) early intervention programs to prevent child developmental disorders.