Report Highlights $2 Billion Annual Cost of Parental Mental Distress

A new report reveals that mental distress among new parents carries a long-term social cost of $2 billion annually, affecting up to half of birthing parents in New Zealand.

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Mental distress among new parents carries long-term social cost of $2b a year - report

The report found up to half of māmā and birthing parents - around 29,000 people annually - experienced mental distress during pregnancy and the early years.

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Mental distress among new parents carries long-term social cost of $2b a year - report

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