Table 3 
Mothers and birthing parents reporting challenges with emotional or mental health and timing of symptoms, by selected characteristics, Canada (excluding the territories), 2024 

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Mothers and birthing parents reporting challenges with emotional or mental health and timing of symptoms, by selected characteristics, Canada (excluding the territories), 2024
  Experienced challenges with emotions or mental health, during pregnancy or postpartum Challenges began postpartum Challenges began during pregnancy Challenges began before pregnancy
  %%%%
Age        
15 to 24 years 53* 53* 27 20*
25 to 34 years (reference category) 50 63 24 14
35 years and older 48 56 27 17*
Region        
Canada (excluding territories) 49 60 25 15
Atlantic Region 51 58 22 20*
Quebec 35* 60 25 15
Ontario (reference category) 54 59 25 16
Manitoba 51 61 22 17
Saskatchewan 53 62 23 15
Alberta 52 58 28 14
British Columbia 56 64 24 12
Racialized identity        
Racialized population 43* 62 29* 9*
Non-racialized population1 (reference category) 52 59 23 18
Immigration status        
Recent immigrants 38* 57 33* 10*
Long-term immigrants and Canadian born2 (reference category) 52 60 24 16
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Source(s):
Parental Experiences Survey, 2024 (5406).

Table note 1

Data on racialized groups are measured with the visible minority variable. The non-racialized group is measured with the category "Not a visible minority" of the variable, excluding Indigenous respondents.

Table note 2

Recent immigrants are defined as those who arrived in Canada within five years prior to the survey. The 'Recent immigrants' and 'Long-term immigrants and Canadian born' categories exclude non-permanent residents.
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