Tag: postpartum psychosis
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Hampshire mother jailed after drowning daughter during psychosis
Overview of the case A 42-year-old teaching assistant from Hampshire was jailed after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the drowning of her two-year-old daughter, Annabel, on a common in Kingsley. The court heard that the mother, Alice Mackey, suffered postpartum psychosis and believed she was “a bad mother.” In…
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Hampshire mother jailed after drowning two-year-old during period of psychosis
Summary of the case A 42-year-old teaching assistant, Alice Mackey, has been jailed for four years after admitting to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, Annabel, during a period of postpartum psychosis. The court heard that Mackey believed she was a bad mother and that protecting Annabel required her death. The incident occurred on a…
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Hampshire mother jailed for drowning daughter amid postpartum psychosis
Overview of the case A teaching assistant from Hampshire has been sentenced after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter in a case that highlighted the impact of postpartum psychosis on mental health and judgment. The tragedy unfolded in the village of Kingsley, where the mother drowned Annabel in a pond on a…
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Postpartum mental health risk rises after childbirth: screening can help
Overview: Why postpartum mental health matters Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet illuminate how mental ill-health evolves around pregnancy and childbirth. They find that depression and psychosis are more likely after giving birth than before, while the risk of suicide attempts slightly declines. The findings also suggest that national screening guidelines may help identify problems…
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Postpartum Mental Health Risks Rise After Childbirth
Overview: New evidence on postpartum mental health Two recent studies from the Karolinska Institutet illuminate how mental health can change around pregnancy and childbirth. While anxiety and other disorders show complex patterns, the research finds that depression and psychosis are more common after giving birth than before, whereas the likelihood of suicide attempts is lower.…
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Postpartum Depression Risk Higher After Birth: Swedish Study Findings
Two new Swedish studies illuminate mental health around childbirth Two large studies from Karolinska Institutet use Swedish national registers to examine mental health before, during, and after pregnancy. They cover nearly 1.8 million pregnancies from 2003 to 2019 and include both mothers and fathers. The results show that mental health problems often emerge after birth,…