Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of women in the UK have had a mental illness during pregnancy in each of the last 5 years.

Up to 20% of women are affected by mental illness during pregnancy or within the first year after giving birth. This covers a wide range of conditions.

Further information can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/perinatal/

This Government is committed to improving perinatal mental health services for women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to access the right care at the right time and close to home.