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Helen is a 37-year-old mother from England. She was diagnosed with postpartum depression following the birth of her son and in this chapter she discusses her birthing experience, as well as the treatment and support she received from The Beeches service at Royal Derby Hospital, a national forerunner in the inpatient and outpatient care of mothers with perinatal illness.
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Broome, H. (2014). Emotional High to Deep Despair. In: Benders-Hadi, N., Barber, M. (eds) Motherhood, Mental Illness and Recovery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01318-3_24
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