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Lockdown study finds undiagnosed mental health crisis among new mothers – The Conversation UK

A study examined the psychological and social experiences of over 600 women with babies between birth and 12 weeks during the first UK lockdown.

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New mothers experienced worryingly high rates of depression and anxiety during the first lockdown, our new research has revealed. One of the major contributing factors to them feeling this way was the psychological impact of social distancing measures.
Our study examined the psychological and social experiences of over 600 women with babies between birth and 12 weeks old during the first UK lockdown.
We wanted to understand prevalence rates of clinically relevant maternal depression and anxiety….

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