Maternal Mental Health Key Facts

KEY FACTS: MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

MENTALHEALTHCONDITIONSARETHELEADINGCAUSEOFMATERNAL

DEATHS

Suicide and overdose are the LEADING CAUSE of death for women in the first year following pregnancy.

1IN5MOTHERSAREIMPACTEDBYMENTALHEALTHCONDITIONS

Maternal Mental Health (MMH) conditions are the MOST COMMON complication of pregnancy and birth, affecting 800,000 families each year in the U.S.

MOSTINDIVIDUALSAREUNTREATED,INCREASINGRISKOFNEGATIVE IMPACTS

75% of individuals impacted by MMH conditions REMAIN UNTREATED, increasing the risk of long-term negative impacts on mothers, babies, and families.

$14BILLION:THECOSTOFUNTREATEDMMHCONDITIONS

The cost of not treating MMH conditions is $32,000 per mother-infant pair, or $14 BILLION each year in the U.S.

Learn more at Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance

PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATH AMONG

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN

Mental health conditions and hemorrhage were the most common underlying causes of pregnancyrelated death among all AI/AN women.

Among pregnancy-related deaths with information on timing, 63% occurred 7-365 days postpartum.

Among pregnancy-related deaths among AI/AN women, MMRCs determined 93% to be preventable.

Source: CDC Maternal Mortality Prevention