&gt;  Deinstitutionalization anyone? Free-range mental patients<p>Perinatal mental illness is a significant cause of death of women - in the UK suicide is the third leading cause of perinatal death.<p>Many women experience mental illness during or after pregnancy. Ignorant, stigmatising views like yours about mental illness make it harder for women to seek help for their mental health problems.<p>And your wider point is wrong. There&#x27;s no evidence that people with a mental illness pose a risk of harm to other people or to children.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rcpsych.ac.uk&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;perinatal_web.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rcpsych.ac.uk&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;perinatal_web.pdf</a><p>Rates of perinatal mental health problems<p>post-partum psychosis is about 2 women per 1,000 maternities;<p>chronic serious MI is 2:1000;<p>severe depressive illness 30:1000;<p>mild-moderate depressive illness and anxiety state 100-150:1000;<p>PTSD 30:1000;<p>adjustment disorders and distress 150:1000