Global Alliance Maternal Mental Health #GAMMH website launches on International Women’s Day!

The International DOHaD Society is a proud member of the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health: https://globalalliancematernalmentalhealth.org/

The Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health (GAMMH) is a coalition of international organisations committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of women and their children in pregnancy and the first postnatal year (the ‘perinatal period’) throughout the world.

Key facts

• Worldwide, maternal depression is the most common serious health complication of maternity
• Mental health problems in pregnancy and following childbirth are treatable
• Mental health problems in pregnancy and following childbirth are roughly twice as common in low income countries as they are in high income countries
• There are huge economic and human costs attached to a global failure to take action - untreated maternal mental health problems can have a wide range of effects on women, their children, partners and significant others

For further information about #GAMMH, including queries about membership, please contact: info@globalalliancematernalmentalhealth.org