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Better mental health care around pregnancy exists – I’ve seen it. Why aren’t all women getting it?
Two sobering facts for you: 1) Suicide is the leading cause of maternal death in the period from six weeks to a year after birth, and 2) There are only 22 mother and baby units in the whole of the UK, with not a single one in Northern Ireland. Perinatal …