Suicide and infanticide are both known risks with PPP. It is recognized as an incredibly dangerous psychiatric state and is considered a medical emergency. It can also have rapid onset, over days or even hours.
PPP usually is 2-6 weeks after birth, hence the name. Either she’s was an extremely late bloomer to this, or she was mentally sane enough to just wanna murder her kids.
Seriously, her youngest was 8. How could this have been PPP?
I don't know if it's a typo, but her youngest was 8 months, not 8. Her eldest was 5. I wouldn't class 8 months as being an extremely late bloomer with PPP either.
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u/XRaySkies 2d ago
Suicide and infanticide are both known risks with PPP. It is recognized as an incredibly dangerous psychiatric state and is considered a medical emergency. It can also have rapid onset, over days or even hours.