Many new parents struggle with mental health issues. Research suggests up to a quarter of new mothers and one in ten fathers experience depression after the birth of their child. Although there has been greater awareness and dialogue in recent years about the mental health struggles of mothers and fathers, we don’t know very much about the experience of new parents as a unit.
This is something our review sought to uncover. We found that in one in 30 couples, both parents may struggle with depression after the birth of their child. We also revealed that depression in couples persists – and might even become more common – through the first year after having a child.
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