Mothers are supposed to be screened for depression at least once during pregnancy and once in the postpartum period. But a Department of Health review found this was not happening.
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A coroner has called for major reform to Victoria s maternal health services after finding mistakes were made in the lead-up to a nine-week-old baby s killing at the hands of her mentally-ill mother.
Last week, in Victoria's Supreme Court, Melissa Arbuckle was spared a jail sentence over the death of her daughter, Lily. It's important we talk about why.