Prevalence of Perinatal Depression In Singapore

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% .