49% of Canadian new moms struggle with mental health postpartum, data shows – Global News
February 9, 2026
Just under half of Canadian mothers and birthing parents say they struggled with their mental health postpartum, according to Statistics Canada.
The 2024 Parental Experiences Survey collected information from 11,153 mothers and birthing parents across Canada who gave birth from Dec. 31, 2023 to April 29, 2024.
It includes those who gave birth who identify as women and also birthing parents who are transgender or non-binary.
One in five (20 per cent) of Canadian mothers and birthing parents reported that they “needed mental health care but did not receive it” during pregnancy or the postpartum period.
Among those reporting mental health challenges, 60 per cent say they began after childbirth, 25 per cent indicated that the challenges began during pregnancy and 15 per cent began before pregnancy.
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/11655684/postpartum-parents-reported-unmet-health-care-needs/
