Postpartum psychosis
Postpartum psychosis

Postpartum psychosis

Postpartum psychosis is thought to affect one women in 1,000 who gave birth. The symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) usually occur within the first two weeks. It is a much more serious mental health condition than postnatal deprssion and requires immediate actions. The mother might need to be admitted to a hospital for treatment.

An episode of postpartum psychosis is sometimes followed by period of depression, anxiety and low confidence. It might take a while to come to terms with what happened.

Here is an insightful article written by a mother who shared her experience.

‘When all eyes are on a beautiful baby, too often we forget to look at the mother’.

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