Postpartum depression affects about 1 in 8 pregnancies.
Notes on verification
CDC data directly supports the ~1 in 8 figure for postpartum depression among women with a recent live birth; minor wording discrepancy between 'pregnancies' and 'live births' does not undermine the core statistic, which is corroborated by multiple independent sources.
Sources
- Does Exercise Reduce the Risk of Postpartum Depression? (healthline.com)
- https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/depression/index.html (cdc.gov)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7238954/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.postpartumdepression.org/resources/statistics/ (postpartumdepression.org)