A mental health hotline for new and expectant parents received more than 12,000 calls and texts in its first year, according to data shared with NBCNews.
"Every mother or mother-to-be, across our nation, should have access to the help and support they need to be healthy," Harris said in a statement first shared with NBC News.
All statistics were based on hotline interactions through March 31, the most up-to-date data available, the HRSA spokesperson said; at that point, the number of calls and texts was just under 12,000 in total. Davis said she had postpartum depression and anxiety after giving birth to her first child in 1994. At the time, she did not know that her symptoms were temporary and treatable.
Williams said calls come in at all hours, including in the middle of the night from mothers who are breastfeeding or are up with insomnia. The calls last anywhere from a few minutes to more than 45 minutes, she said.
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