Do Women with Postpartum Psychosis Receive Adequate Medical Care?

Mums seek help seven times before psychosis diagnosis

An Australian-first study has found mothers with postnatal psychosis contacted health services an average of seven times before getting the care they needed.

Postpartum psychosis symptoms frequently dismissed as standard baby blues

In an interview-based study in the Journal of Advanced Nursing including 15 Australian women diagnosed with postpartum psychosis over the past 10 years, women reported that they made multiple attempts to seek medical help and support, yet they encountered delayed recognition, inadequate assessment and, at times, dismissal or minimization of their concerns.

Do women with postpartum psychosis receive adequate medical care?

Women with postpartum psychosis are making repeated pleas for help before receiving a diagnosis, with the first Australian study of their help-seeking experiences finding that participants contacted health services a median of seven times before getting the care they needed.

Aussie mothers with postpartum psychosis 'falling through the cracks'

Many Australian women with postpartum psychosis actively seek help despite not understanding what is wrong with them, research finds.

Australian study finds repeated help-seeking before postpartum psychosis

An Australian interview study of 15 women diagnosed with postpartum psychosis found that participants contacted healthcare services a median of seven times before receiving accurate care.