Citation

Conlon O, Lynch J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 2008; 10(3): 151-155.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1576/toag.10.3.151.27417

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

• Psychiatric illness was identified as the leading cause of indirect death in the fifth and sixth CEMACH reports; the decrease in the rate of suicide in the seventh report may indicate that previous recommendations are having a beneficial effect.• Half of the women identified in the earlier reports had a history of serious mental illness.• Depression during pregnancy is complex and difficult to treat.