08/05/2025
This first Wednesday of May 2025 is World Maternal Mental Health Day.
It hope to increase awareness and social drive to improve the quality of health care, and mental health care resources available to women.
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders often go overlooked as new mums and their families often focus on new babies, leaving very little room to start dialogue about mum’s own feelings of being overwhelmed, alone or fearful.
Societal beliefs may also lead new mums to believe that strength lies in “not complaining” and “handling it”.
We aim to bring awareness to that heavy and often unseen emotional toll of new motherhood and the postpartum journey.
Let’s prioritize maternal mental health so that no one continues to suffer in silence.
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