The overlooked postpartum mental health crisis among physicians

Becker's Healthcare October 30, 2024
Mariah Taylor

There is a postpartum mental health crisis among physicians, but hospitals are doing little to address it, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 29.

A lack of education, understanding and treatment for postpartum mental health conditions such as postpartum anxiety, depression and psychosis could explain why 60% of postpartum depression cases go undiagnosed, as well as how 50% of those diagnosed do not receive treatment.

There are six things to know:

1. A 2022 survey found that 1 in 4 new mothers in medicine experience postpartum depression — double the rate of the general population.
2. Twenty percent of postpartum deaths are attributed to suicide.
3. The culture of medicine is not conducive to family-building. “There’s no room for self in the culture...

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