Post-natal depression worries for mums in Leeds

It's feared new mums in Leeds could still be suffering in silence when it comes to their mental health.

A major new report's found post-natal depression remains undiagnosed in around one in four women.

Bronwen Ashton is from Roundhay- she's opened up to us about her experience:

“I thought I was going to die. I didn’t think I was going to do anything, personally to myself,

“My experience was I just thought everything was shutting down, like I couldn’t understand things,

“And my body just seemed to be stopping working and I was just eventually just close down and expire.”

But in Leeds - more than half of all midwives in the city have been given training to help change that – they’re being trained to spot the signs of Post-natal depression so they can help mums tackle it sooner.

Karen Marshall runs Leeds parent support group 'Best Start' - she told us why some women may hold back:

“You just want to do it right, and if you feel like you’re failing, how can you admit that to yourself or anyone else?

“It’s a lot of pressure, and then if you’ve got a lot of eyes on you, commenting on that or judging the way you are doing things it increases that pressure.”

If you’re struggling – you can find more support and advice on the NHS website