Postnatal Depression: Suicide
(asked on 15th May 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have taken their own lives in the first year after the birth of their child in each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 20th May 2019
The maternal mortality rates by suicide, per 100,000 maternities up to one year post-partum are set out in the following table.
Cause of death | 2010-12 | 2011-13 | 2012-14 | 2013-15 | 2014-16 |
Psychiatric Causes – Suicide | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
Source: MBRRACE-UK, Office for National Statistics, National Records Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Data for United Kingdom.