We need to protect new mothers from trauma and suicide

Research we have just published shows the deaths of 48 of the 129 women in New South Wales who died during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth were due to suicide and trauma. It suggests mothers may need support from integrated health and community services for the first year of their child's life.

Suicide is one of the leading or the main cause of mothers dying within a year of giving birth in countries such as New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

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