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Motherhood, mania and me

The Comb by BBC

Feb 3, 202328:38Society & Culture

‘She’s not my baby’: How giving birth triggered a woman’s mental health crisis, leaving her desperate, delusional and detached from reality. Chebet found herself on a journey of illness and recovery, after her ‘baby blue...

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Motherhood, mania and me is an episode from The Comb by BBC. ‘She’s not my baby’: How giving birth triggered a woman’s mental health crisis, leaving her desperate, delusional and detached from reality. Chebet found herself on a journey of i...

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Published Feb 3, 2023, 28:38 long, audio available.

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‘She’s not my baby’: How giving birth triggered a woman’s mental health crisis, leaving her desperate, delusional and detached from reality. Chebet found herself on a journey of illness and recovery, after her ‘baby blues’ morphed into something much darker. How do women embrace motherhood after postpartum psychosis? Thanks for listening. Let us know what you think. Get in touch: thecomb@bbc.com Produced by Kim Chakanetsa

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Published Feb 3, 2023 and 28:38 long