Study Reveals Latinas and Black Women Less Likely to Access Mental Health Treatment Post-Pregnancy

About 37% of Black and Latina women received treatment for their diagnosed depression or anxiety during pregnancy or in their first year of motherhood. (Credit: Unsplash.com/Matt Hoffman)

Latinas and Black women experiencing depression or anxiety during or just after pregnancy are nearly half as likely to receive treatment as white women, researchers report in an article published in the journal Health Affairs.

The study, titled "Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Diagnosis, And Care In 7 US Jurisdictions," was based on the Postpartum Assessment of HealthSurvey and funded by Columbia World Projects.