Synopsis : A recent research found that untreated mental health conditions torment lakhs of Indian women during pregnancy and the critical year following childbirth. The findings were shared by the researchers who conducted the Pregnancy and Mental Health (PRAMH) study from Siddipet in Telangana and Haryana.

In the corridors of Government General Hospital in Telangana’s Siddipet, two worlds exist within the same building, yet remain tragically disconnected.

The maternity ward buzzes with activity as nearly half of all deliveries end in Caesarean sections, higher than in any other state across the country. In another part of the building, a 30-bed psychiatric ward treats various mental health conditions. However, the connection between these wards might as well be broken.

The cruel iron

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