Prior to the pandemic, figures tell us that up to one in five mums and one in 10 dads reported that they experienced perinatal mental health difficulties during pregnancy and in the first year of their child’s life. From the first to the third week of lockdown the number of adults that contacted the NSPCC Helpline about parental mental health increased by just over a quarter (28 per cent).
We know that the mental health of parents in the perinatal period can have long-term effects on infants, especially in relation to their later emotional and behavioural development. These families, and many others, now face increased financial hardship and childcare responsibilities, as well as the difficulties that social isolation brings.
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