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Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Health

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New CDC Report Shows 10-24% of Women Suffered from Maternal Mental Health Disorders in 2018

May 19, 2020 by 2020 Mom in POLICY

A new Center for Disease Control (CDC) study finds that around 1 in 8 women report experiencing symptoms of maternal depression. The analysis, which looked at 2018 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS) data from 30 states and Puerto Rico, found that rates of “postpartum depression” symptoms ranged from a little under 10% in Illinois to almost 24% in Mississippi.

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May 19, 2020 /2020 Mom
CDC Study, CDC Report, PRAMS, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, POST, Federal Policy
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