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Society is paying a "shocking" price for poor mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers in the UK, a report says.
It said that for all births in one year, there would be a long-term cost of more than £8bn stemming from mental health problems.
The report was written by the London School of Economics and the Centre for Mental Health.
The Department of Health said it was investing in mental health training.
One in five women develops some form of mental health issue during pregnancy and the months after childbirth.
Depression, anxiety and psychoses, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, are all a risk.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29659437
It said that for all births in one year, there would be a long-term cost of more than £8bn stemming from mental health problems.
The report was written by the London School of Economics and the Centre for Mental Health.
The Department of Health said it was investing in mental health training.
One in five women develops some form of mental health issue during pregnancy and the months after childbirth.
Depression, anxiety and psychoses, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, are all a risk.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29659437