Calls to do better on diagnosing postpartum psychosis

5 hours ago The Front Page News

Australian mothers suffering from postpartum psychosis are making multiple pleas for help before they have an accurate diagnosis, a new study has found.

The condition — recently highlighted worldwide in the trial of US mother Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children — can have varied symptoms.

The study says it’s taking women an average of seven attempts to get the help they need.

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