Latina and Hispanic Maternal Mental Health – Issue Brief
Despite being the second largest ethnic group in the U.S., only 35% of the Latino and Hispanic population with mental illness receive care. According to one study, this is primarily due to language barriers, lack of health care coverage, poverty, stigma, and a shortage of Spanish-speaking providers. Up to 40% of Latina and Hispanic women giving birth will experience a maternal mental health disorder such as maternal depression. Various factors at societal, cultural, and economic levels increase the risk of maternal mental health disorders for Latina and Hispanic women....
