Charlotte B's story

Описание: Charlotte B shares two stories of becoming unwell with postnatal anxiety and depression after the birth of each of her daughters. She describes how she battled with intrusive thoughts and how the support of the perinatal mental health team and her family and friends helped her to get better.

Trigger warning Mention of miscarriage and suicide.

Links to resources

Mind.org: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-s...

Royal College of Psychiatrists: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-heal...

Association for Perinatal Illness (APNI): https://apni.org/leaflets/post-natal-...

Book recommendation:
Good Mums Have Scary Thoughts (A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers) - Karen Kleiman

References:
1. Oates MR, Cox JL, Neema S, Asten P, Glangeaud-Freudenthal N, Figueiredo B, et al. Postnatal depression across countries and cultures: a qualitative study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. Cambridge University Press; 2004;184(S46):s10–s16.
2. Carteret M. Cross-cultural Use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Dimensions of Culture. 2016. [4th September 2023]. Available from: https://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2...

Music credit (intro/outro): Harmony - Ikson https://www.iksonmusic.com