<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><post link="https://news.umich.edu/mothers-in-silence-one-in-five-experience-perinatal-mental-illness-yet-most-go-untreated/" display="true" external="true"><title>Mothers in silence: 1 in 5 experience perinatal mental illness, yet most go untreated</title><subject/><subtitle/><description>About one in five women experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy or the year after birth. Kara Zivin discusses why so many go untreated and how support can help.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:24:24 -0800</pubDate><tags><talking-about>Health Care</talking-about><talking-about>Research</talking-about><talking-about>Mental Health</talking-about><talking-about>Health Care Access</talking-about><talking-about>Faculty</talking-about><other>blog category:Faculty</other><talking-about>Maternal Health</talking-about><talking-about>Pregnancy</talking-about><talking-about>Health Care Policy</talking-about></tags><image><img src="/news/2026posts/images/AdobeStock_123116438.webp" alt="A pregnant woman sitting in a chair."/></image><imagelarge><img/></imagelarge></post>