Table 2.

Barriers to improving emotional wellness during the perinatal period.

Help-Seeking Barriers	n (%)a
No time to seek help/ assistance	130 (74.7)
Lack of resources available in the health care system	126 (72.4)
Financial costs associated with services	118 (67.8)
Feeling that one should be able to do it on one’s own	113 (64.9)
Reluctance to talk to others about your moods or anxieties	107 (61.5)
Reluctance from family or friends to talk about emotional aspects of pregnancy/postpartum period	85 (48.9)
Fear that others will judge you	64 (37.0)

^aPercent rating ≥3 for each barrier statement (1= not a barrier; 5= very much a barrier).