Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in women in the first postpartum year. This episode reviews the data on suicide risk in pregnant and postpartum women, highlighting the need for screening, evaluation, and treatment, because this is a preventable risk. 

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Resources:
JAMA Psychiatry article on maternal suicide: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33206140/
2020 Mom: https://www.2020mom.org/maternal-suicide
Health Services Research article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1475-6773.13533
Japanese study on suicide postpartum: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32369685/
AJOG article on suicide risk: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25751206/
AJOG article on maternal deaths in California: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6829056/