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Poor mental health linked to pregnancy and childbirth can affect women's health in the long term, Swedish study finds

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Tags: sweden, health.mental, pregnancy, childbirth, depression.postpartum, psychosis, symptoms, hallucinations, mania, mood.low, confusion, children, babies, studies, karolinska institutet, author.gabriela galvin, source.euronews
https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/09/26/women-are-at-higher-risk-of-two-mental-health-problems-in-the-weeks-after-childbirth-study

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Risk of psychosis is higher in the weeks after childbirth, study finds
Published
Sep 26 2025
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  1. chocobean
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    the original headline sums it up a bit more clearly for me : "Risk of psychosis is higher in the weeks after childbirth, study finds" The only time in my life where I experienced symptoms remotely...

    the original headline sums it up a bit more clearly for me : "Risk of psychosis is higher in the weeks after childbirth, study finds"

    the risk of psychosis is six to seven times higher in the first five weeks postpartum, and twice as high through week 20, the analysis found. [...]

    Across the globe, about 10 per cent of pregnant women and 13 per cent of postpartum women have a mental disorder, usually depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

    The only time in my life where I experienced symptoms remotely resembling psychosis was during the period postpartum, and no wonder: the stakes are never higher where casual daily tasks become life or death, I've never been as sleep deprived, and whatever I do there's a chance I'm messing up someone's life and just "not good enough". All while my body is performing all kinds of insane feats for the 50th+ week in a row.

    Anyway, obvious research is still good research. People don't believe collections of individual pains, policies only change when there's statistics. I hope this lead to many changes and much good.

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