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puerperal psychosis
(redirected from Postnatal depression)

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puerperal psychosis
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(Psychiatry) a mental disorder sometimes occurring in women after childbirth, characterized by deep depression, delusions of the child's death, and homicidal feelings towards the child
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The survey further discovered that one quarter of respondents thought postnatal depression did not require treatment and would disappear on its own, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Pregnancy depression not normal, say experts by Asian News International
Postnatal depression is a serious illness and affects around one in 10 mums.
CASEBOOK: POSTNATAL DEPRESSION by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
A TEST that can predict the likelihood of a woman developing postnatal depression has been developed by scientists.
SPOTTING BABY BLUES by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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