Maternal mental health remains largely underfunded and understudied. Drawing on evidence across species, this Comment calls for greater investment in perinatal stress research, equitable funding, expanded data collection and cross-species approaches to better understand how stress during this critical period affects women’s lifelong health. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Howard, L.
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