OPIN-2025-0470 World Maternal Mental Health Day
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Tabled on 30/04/2025
This Senedd:
1. Welcomes World Maternal Mental Health Day on 7 May 2025.
2. Notes with concern the high prevalence of perinatal mental health problems among new and expectant parents, affecting one in five mothers and one in ten fathers.
3. Recognises that, without the right support, perinatal mental health problems can significantly impact the physical and mental health of mums, partners and their babies.
4. Expresses concern that there are gaps in specialist perinatal mental health support in Wales.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that all new and expectant parents can access timely, specialist perinatal mental health support
