Almost half of all new mothers hide the symptoms of post natal depression from their health visitors, according to a new survey. 597 mothers were polled in the survey, which found that fears that social services would be called in keeps mothers from being frank about suffering from post natal depression.

Most British mums are asked to fill in a form by their health workers, designed to assess them for depression. But 44% of the mothers polled admitted to lying on the form - and admitted that it was the fear of having their children taken away that prevented them from admitting their true feelings.

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