These speculations and the statistics behind them (or lack thereof) are no surprise. It is in the make-up of our history as women that we are condemned to less choice, less opportunity, less freedom, and it is in matters of sex and reproduction where our voices have been most suppressed. Yet across all cultures, you cannot produce happy and healthy children, and hence a happy and healthy society, if mothers are subjected to emotional and psychological adversity without any hope of access to support. In addition, the best way for the next generation to learn to talk about their feelings is to be raised by mothers who appreciate the importance of mental health.