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  • To emphasize the need for proactive identification and intervention in peripartum populations.

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  • Examination of health inequities impacting vulnerable populations.

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  • Historical diagnoses of depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and intimate partner violence are key risk factors for perinatal depression.
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  • Innovative care models and multidisciplinary teams can improve identification and access to interventions.

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  • Shifting focus to preventive care and risk identification is essential in reproductive psychiatry.
  • Addressing systemic health inequities is critical for improving perinatal mental health outcomes.
  • Systems-level and intergenerational approaches are needed to enhance maternal population-level care.