Maternal Mental Health Month: What to know

CHICAGO (WLS) -- May marks Maternal Mental Health Month.

It is meant to bring awareness to a critical and often overlooked part of overall maternal care.

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Maternal mental health conditions, including postpartum depression and anxiety, affect one in five women. Yet, many go undiagnosed and untreated.

Access to mental healthcare before, during, and after pregnancy in under-served communities remains inconsistent.

Northwestern Medicine Associate Professor of OBGYN Dr. Janelle Bolden joined ABC7 to discuss on Saturday morning.