Rebecca Thomas

Health correspondent @rebeccasmt Rebecca Thomas is the Independent’s Health Correspondent. A health journalist for six years, she has a particular focus on patient safety. In 2022 Rebecca won the Health and Science Journalism award at the British Media Awards for her “proper revelatory journalism” in her coverage of the worsening A&E crisis in the NHS. She was also shortlisted for journalist of the year at the 2023 Press Awards.

Biography:  https://www.independent.co.uk/author/rebecca-thomas

79%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

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  • Women who experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth are at a higher risk of suicide and attempting suicide, researchers have warned.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

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  • N/A

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Perinatal Depression Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Women, Study Finds

Perinatal Depression Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Women, Study Finds

Broke On: Thursday, 11 January 2024 Perinatal depression, which can occur during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth, increases women's risk of death. In Sweden, a study found no significant difference in cause-specific deaths between women with and without perinatal depression. However, suicide was the leading cause of death for UK women six weeks to one year after birth while psychiatric causes accounted for almost 40% of maternal deaths overall.