Postnatal Depression

(asked on 8th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many diagnoses of Postpartum Psychosis there were in England in 2025.


Answered by
Alison McGovern Portrait
Alison McGovern
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 17th September 2026

The requested data is not centrally held and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

However, some data that the Hon. Member may find helpful, on the prevalence of perinatal mental health conditions during the period 2016-19, is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/perinatal-mental-health-condition-prevalence/estimated-prevalence-of-perinatal-mental-health-conditions-in-england-2016-to-2019

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