Quotes from Luciana Berger

I can't think of any mother who would think twice about discussing the changes that happen to their body during pregnancy. But on top of this, we need to reach a point where they're comfortable talking about what might happen to their mind.

One in five women experience a mental health condition during pregnancy, or in the year after giving birth. It can affect any woman. And it can be devastating.

Stress is part of life. It is something we all experience from time to time. Sometimes it reflects our own busy lifestyles or key moments such as exams, moving house, organising an event, or coping with a bereavement. Often it is associated with work: meeting a deadline, dealing with difficult people, or meeting stretching targets.

Twitter has made some improvements on the site and it's important that you can report people - but when you are getting the level of abuse I was, it's an onerous task reporting each and every person.

It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.

I left the Labour Party because I consider it a racist endeavour. I could no longer, in good faith, knock on doors and say vote for me, and by extension get Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.

We will not give up the fight to ensure that mental health is the given the priority it needs and deserves.

It's absolutely crucial that we look at mental health not just through the prism of health but in a cross-cutting way.

The technological revolution has the potential to liberate us or enslave us, and the road we take will depend on our politics.

Advertising has moved online, with the rise of the 'advergame.' These are compelling online games, often aimed at the under-15s, designed to promote a high-fat or high-sugar food or drink. Advergames are advertising disguised as entertainment. If they didn't work, the food and drink industry wouldn't be investing in them.

As Britain prepares to leave the E.U., we need to become more efficient as an economy. We need everyone contributing to our collective prosperity, in every part of the country. We simply cannot afford to waste the potential of a generation because of mental ill-health.

In order to really give mental health the focus and attention it deserves, we need to bring together and integrate all the services that provide women with the care they need. This includes the mental and physical health services, as well as social care.

It is overwhelmingly women who will plug the gaps in care provision, sacrificing paid employment to look after family members.

As the Independent Group, we are determined to try to forge a different style of doing politics.

Politics is no longer being fought on traditional political lines.

Free speech should never mean hate speech.

We have ways to protect the public when free speech crosses over in hate speech.

Protecting children from smoking in cars is the right thing to do.

As a university student and activist, I was attacked from all quarters from the far right to the far left.

Since I was first elected to Parliament in 2010, I have witnessed appalling attacks on Jewish people, including my fellow MPs.

The cruel realities of austerity and Brexit mean that life is chaotic, expensive and the road ahead is littered with obstacles.

Social care from cradle to grave is a huge concern for us all.

When the physical threat of coronavirus subsides, as it surely will, we must address the impact to our mental health.

Many feel the need to hide their problems from their school friends, work colleagues and even members of their own family.