New Zealanders from across the country are today launching an "attack" on the Government for "shameful" maternal practices killing our mums. It comes after decades of failed promises by Government to address New Zealand's "appalling" maternal suicide rates that are five times worse per capita than the United Kingdom. Fed up by government inaction, Wright partnered with Canadian film-makers Moonlight to show the extent of maternal suicide and postnatal depression in New Zealand. About maternal suicide in New Zealand:• Every year at least 10 women are lost to maternal suicide in New Zealand - and experts say that's the "tip of the iceberg" as many go unreported. • The reported rate of maternal suicide in New Zealand is five times higher per capita than that of the UK, with Māori women overrepresented.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2021 15:56 UTC