May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the mental health challenges many mothers facing during pregnancy and postpartum. Perinatal mood disorders are a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths throughout pregnancy and postpartum. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders include depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and psychosis. While these disorders are common, they are also treatable. health.state.mn.us/people/womeninfants/pmad/index.html #MaternalMentalHealthMatters