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30/11/2017

Third Of Mothers Experience Mental Health Issues

A new survey has found that more than a third of mothers have experienced mental health issues related to parenthood.

The study, which was conducted by BBC Radio 5 live and YouGov, involved 1,800 British parents.

The findings reveal that while over a third of mum have experienced mental health issues, just 17% of fathers had experienced similar issues.

Furthermore, more than two-thirds of the affected mothers sought professional help, having suffered from conditions such as acute stress, severe anxiety and postpartum depression.

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A number of parents confessed that the felt criticised by a large number of people. For example, mothers said their parents were the most critical of their parenting (26%), followed by their spouse/partner (24%) and other family members (18%).

14% said they had been criticised by strangers. Interestingly, this compares with 5% of the 800 fathers who responded to the survey.

Elsewhere, around 30% of mothers said they had felt discriminated against at work because they were a parent, compared with 14% of working fathers.

The survey also found women turn to online forums for support more than men. A total of 60% of women said they had received emotional support from their friends, 56% from their partner and 18% went online.

However, 15% of mothers and a quarter of fathers admitted they didn't receive any emotional support for their parenting.

(JP)

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"A new survey has found that more than a third of mothers have experienced mental health issues related to parenthood."