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EPISODE · Nov 13, 2018 · 30 MIN

Me, my baby and psychosis: Jess and Matt's story

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Season 5 Episode 6Jess and Matt had an excellent birth but then things started to go a bit weird, Jess just wasn't herself. Matt had been warned that women can be very affected by hormones after the birth, but this was extreme. It turned out that Jess was suffering from postpartum psychosis a mental illness that comes on just after having a baby. When baby Albert was taken in to hospital with jaundice it became clear that he wasn't the only one that was ill and Jess needed very specialist care which wasn't readily available...You can support us with likes, shares and reviews.Help and support:Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) and APP forumAssociation for Post Natal IllnessMind: what is postpartum psychosis?PANDAS Foundation UKRoyal College of Psychiatrists: postpartum psychosisMusic credits:Main theme:Title: NancyAuthor: Grimo (http://www.gosoundtrack.com/the-team/)Source: www.gosoundtrack.comLicense: CC By 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Incidental musicTitle: Light ThoughtAuthor: Kevin MacLeodSource: incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseTitle: Evening FallAuthor: Kevin MacLeodSource: incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseTitle: MarrakeschAuthor: Phillip GrossSource: http://freemusicarchive.orgLicense: CC By 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 5 Episode 6Jess and Matt had an excellent birth but then things started to go a bit weird, Jess just wasn't herself. Matt had been warned that women can be very affected by hormones after the birth, but this was extreme. It turned out that Jess was suffering from postpartum psychosis a mental illness that comes on just after having a baby. When baby Albert was taken in to hospital with jaundice it became clear that he wasn't the only one that was ill and Jess needed very specialist care which wasn't readily available...You can support us with likes, shares and reviews.Help and support:Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) and APP forumAssociation for Post Natal IllnessMind: what is postpartum psychosis?PANDAS Foundation UKRoyal College of Psychiatrists: postpartum psychosisMusic credits:Main theme:Title: NancyAuthor: Grimo (http://www.gosoundtrack.com/the-team/)Source: www.gosoundtrack.comLicense: CC By 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Incidental musicTitle: Light ThoughtAuthor: Kevin MacLeodSource: incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseTitle: Evening FallAuthor: Kevin MacLeodSource: incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseTitle: MarrakeschAuthor: Phillip GrossSource: http://freemusicarchive.orgLicense: CC By 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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