NYSPA Report – Biomarkers for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Way to Reduce Stigma

• By: Lauren M. Osborne, MD Weill Cornell Medical College
• July 18th, 2025
• maternal mental health, maternal mortality, mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum depression, racial disparities, stigma, Summer 2025 Issue
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The numbers are so depressing. The United States has the worst maternal mortality of any developed country, with a racial disparity that is shocking.[1] Mental health conditions are one of the leading causes of pregnancy-related death – in some places, THE leading cause.[2] We do a dismal job of...