#maternal-suicide

#maternal-suicide

September is an important month for mental health awareness - Suicide Prevention Month. The goals of Suicide Prevention Month are to raise awareness, reduce mental health stigma, and promote help-seeking behaviors. Despite some promising reductions in U.S. suicide rates in the general population over the last decade, maternal suicide rates have increased during the same time period. Maternal suicide is defined as the death of a woman by suicide during the perinatal period (while pregnant or during the first year after giving birth).