This weekend offers a plethora of parties, including an adult prom, a fundraiser gala, two block parties and a music festival. There are also two 5K runs, a River Trail cleanup, a high school musical theater showcase, a chalk art event and much more.
Statistics show 1 in 5 women experience anxiety, depression before or after birth
May in Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
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One in five mothers around the country suffer from some kind of mood or anxiety disorder before or after birth.
and last updated 2021-05-05 16:34:26-04
KALAMAZOO, Mich. â Wednesday marks Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day.
One in five mothers around the country suffers from some kind of mood or anxiety disorder before or after birth.
While many women experience some mild mood changes during or after the birth of a child, 15 to 20% of women experience more significant symptoms of depression or anxiety.
The Alliance for Mental Health and Development is to publish a Maternal Mental Health Advocacy Action Plan developed with the support of UK aid as part of a Maternal Mental Health Project.
The advocacy action plan aims at ensuring that poor and vulnerable women, including pregnant women, mothers, and their babies in Ghana have improved mental health and livelihoods.
This was in a statement signed by Mr Peter Badimak Yaro, Executive Director, BasicNeeds-Ghana and National Convenor – Alliance for Mental Health and Development, copied the Ghana News Agency, to mark Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day, which falls on 5th May 2021.
The event is meant to raise awareness, influence policy, and change attitudes towards maternal mental health issues.