NOTICE PAPER NO. 2951
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 9 SEPTEMBER 2024
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye
MP for Radin Mas
Question No. 5984
To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry tracks the prevalence of perinatal depression in Singapore; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry can provide the statistics on the prevalence of perinatal depression among Singapore residents in the past five years.
Answer
1 The prevalence of perinatal depression in Singapore, which comprises antenatal and postnatal depression, is estimated based on local research studies. The local prevalence of antenatal depression is about 7% to 9%, while that of postnatal depression ranges from 6.8% to 10.4% .