02/06/2026
We'd like to say thank you to Roz for sharing her experience of Postpartum Psychosis and why it needs to be better understood:
“Nobody mentioned the words postpartum psychosis to me. When I arrived at the MBU, a psychologist asked me questions, but nobody told me, this is what we think you have. They told me I was ill, but I believed the delusions I was experiencing. It felt real to me.
"...We may talk about the ‘baby blues’ but this has to be understood as more than that, because it’s so dangerous and can escalate quickly. While it’s rare, people need to know any key symptoms to look out for, just in case it happens to them or their partner or loved one.”
Find out more and take part in our research into postpartum psychosis: https://www.ncmh.info/help-with-research/mums-and-mental-health/
Nation.Cymru staff A mum-of-four from Cardiff is calling on other mothers to take part in a research study after experiencing a rare but severe postpartum mental health condition. Researchers from the National Centre for Mental Health’s (NCMH) are looking for mothers from across the UK to take par...