{"id":14444,"date":"2024-10-09T15:24:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=14444"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:25:21","slug":"postpartum-psychosis-what-to-know-about-symptoms-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=14444","title":{"rendered":"Postpartum Psychosis: What to Know About Symptoms and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The rare condition can cause hallucinations and delusional thoughts in expecting or new mothers. But it is treatable.<\/p>\n

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The pregnancy and postpartum period is defined by changes \u2014 many of them invisible.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing pregnant is stressful, physically and psychologically,\u201d said Dr. Giles Berrisford, a consultant psychiatrist who provides perinatal care in Birmingham, England, and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Women are at a greater risk of mental illness during late pregnancy and the first year postpartum than at any other time in their lives. One in eight new mothers will experience postpartum depression<\/a>, with symptoms like extreme sadness, insomnia and social withdrawal that can emerge in the first year after giving birth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Postpartum psychosis is considerably rarer \u2014 it affects between one and two women per 1,000 births<\/a> worldwide. Some experts say the number may be higher, though, as women are often misdiagnosed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe consequences of missing a diagnosis of postpartum psychosis can be serious. Both the mom and children are at high risk of harm,\u201d said Wendy Davis, the executive director of the nonprofit Postpartum Support International.<\/p>\n