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MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTHCARE

What happens when postpartum depression is compounded by the trauma of surviving a genocide?  In the first 9 months since over 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to escape genocide, more than 16,000 Rohingya babies were born to their mothers here in Kutupalong refugee camp outside of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (UNICEF, 2018).  For Rohingya women living in forced displacement, the trauma is layered, while access to maternal mental healthcare is limited

Ongoing series [2018-Present]

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