CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Multicenter Study
Postpartum mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study.
It is unclear whether the clinical burden of postpartum mental illness has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to compare physician visit rates for postpartum mental illness in Ontario, Canada, during the pandemic with rates expected based on prepandemic patterns. ⋯ Increased visits for mental health conditions among postpartum people during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic suggest an increased need for effective and accessible mental health care for this population as the pandemic progresses.