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Postpartum Psychosis: She almost jumped from a hospital window with someone else’s child, days later she couldn’t remember it

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Postpartum Psychosis: She almost jumped from a hospital window with someone else’s child, days later she couldn’t remember it

” Her experience highlights one of the most difficult things for families to understand about postpartum mental illness: a woman who has just given birth can become severely unwell in ways that may look completely out of character.

Dzifa shares the frightening story of a new mother who rushed towards a hospital window with another baby, highlighting postpartum psychosis, postpartum depression, its warning signs and how families and partners can help.

Unlike the temporary emotional changes commonly known as the baby blues, postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency.

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