How Common Are Perinatal Mental Health Issues?

How Common Are Perinatal Mental Health Issues? Perinatal depression and anxiety are common, with prevalence rates for major and minor depression up to almost 20% during pregnancy and the first 3 months postpartum. Postpartum blues are a common but lesser manifestation of postpartum affective disturbance. Who is at risk of perinatal mental health? Antenatal psychosocial