7 Apr 2021

Calls to invest in perinatal mental health fall on deaf ears

From Morning Report, 7:25 am on 7 April 2021

A depressed woman whose baby died was denied help from Perinatal Mental Health Services - and other mothers in extreme distress say they can't get treatment via their DHBs or ACC.

Suicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant and new mums, but calls over the last five years for the government to urgently invest in perinatal mental health have fallen on deaf ears.

Anusha Bradley reports.