US: Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Their Postpartum Depression (Includes audio)
WJCT – November 29, 2019
“You’re afraid to say it because you think the next step is to take your children away from you,” she says. “You’re young and you’re African-American so it’s like (people are thinking) she’s going to be a bad mom.'” Smith’s concern was echoed by several women of color interviewed for this story. Maternal health experts say women often choose to struggle on their own rather than seek care and risk having their families torn apart by child welfare services.
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