Naked on the Side of the Road: One Mother’s Story of Postpartum Psychosis
[Editor’s Note: Today, I welcome a guest post from Heather, who has bravely and graciously agreed to share her story of postpartum psychosis in hopes it will help others. This piece may feel triggering to some, so please only read if you are in a safe place....Mother in Postpartum Psychosis Case Returns to Jail After Plea Deal
The Des Moines Register reports that Heidi Anfinson, who drowned her 2-week-old child in 1998 while allegedly suffering from postpartum psychosis, is now headed back to jail. Anfinsonhad beengranted a new trial after being imprisoned fornine years of her original...Does Texas Media Really "Get" Postpartum Psychosis?
There have been several nice editorial pieces that have run since the news broke a couple of weeks ago now about the horrific infanticide in San Antonio. These pieces, most of which have appeared in major Texas newspapers, show that the community in Texas has a better...MGH: Can We Identify Women At High Risk for Postpartum Psychosis?
The fantastic MGH Center for Women's Mental Health has posted a piece on its blog that I imagine is partly in response to the infanticide in San Antonio and the resulting discussion all across the country about what was wrong with Otty Sanchez.The articleis...
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.