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Research suggests many women diagnosed with mental health disorders become parents, and it is of utmost importance that their ongoing mental health care needs are identified and treated (10)."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"2b53c397a70a","_type":"quote","quote":"Postnatal psychosis affects one to two new mothers in every 1,000 who give birth"},{"_key":"748dc92e5fab","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"ccbf226ecb300","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"2ab9e6e026f2","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"b20fae2b381c","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Men’s mental health in the perinatal period"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h4"},{"_key":"f562210df201","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"de058a4022840","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Though there is far less research available on paternal perinatal mental health, the last decade of research suggests up to 10%, or 1 in 10 expecting or new fathers will experience depression and/or anxiety during the perinatal period (11-14). 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