More than a third of mothers have experienced mental health issues related to parenthood, according to an online survey of 1,800 British parents by the BBC Radio 5 live and YouGov.
The study revealed that, in comparison, 17% of fathers had experienced similar issues.
More than two-thirds of the affected mothers sought professional help - suffering from conditions such as acute stress, severe anxiety and postpartum depression.
'All mums feel like that'
Lauren Doyle experienced post-traumatic stress disorder after giving birth to her first daughter Ava.
"It just wipes you out really - you just become a completely different person," said the mother-of-three from West Yorkshire.
"I'd get upset over something as simple as we'd ordered a takeaway and they'd forgotten the fried rice and I just couldn't stop crying," she said.
The birth was physically traumatic and it meant that Lauren and her daughter were looked after in different hospitals, which prevented them from developing a strong bond.
She said: "I didn't think I was unwell. I thought, 'All mums feel like that, this is just mum mode, I'm a mum now.'
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