Mental illness is pregnancy’s No 1 complication. It’s time to support those who suffer from it | Edna Lekgabe

Integrated mental health care for maternity services, more perinatal psychiatrists and public awareness of the problem could deliver meaningful change The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work When Mia* was referred to me, she was 32 weeks pregnant and had not slept properly in two months. Her GP had told her it was “just pregnancy insomnia”. Her obstetrician said it was normal and suggested she try going to bed earlier with a pregn...

By Edna Lekgabe