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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Huge delays to access maternal mental health care in England called a scandal

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Maternal mental ill health is estimated to cost the NHS £1.2bn a year. Photograph: Horizon International Images/Alamy

Almost 20,000 women a year living with mental health problems triggered by being pregnant or giving birth are being denied support by the NHS, the Guardian can reveal.

Furthermore, those who do receive mental health help for their trauma are having to wait up to 19 months to start treatment in some parts of England because specialist services are so overstretched.

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