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Postpartum Psychosis after Traumatic Cesarean Delivery

An emergency cesarean delivery can be a traumatic childbirth experience for a woman and a risk factor for postpartum psychosis, especially in a patient with a history of bipolar disorder. This article describes the case of a pregnant woman with an unknown history of bipolar disorder who developed an...

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Autores principales: Antoniou, Evangelia, Orovou, Eirini, Politou, Kassiani, Papatrechas, Alexandros, Palaska, Ermioni, Sarella, Angeliki, Dagla, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8157186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34065632
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050588
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author Antoniou, Evangelia
Orovou, Eirini
Politou, Kassiani
Papatrechas, Alexandros
Palaska, Ermioni
Sarella, Angeliki
Dagla, Maria
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description An emergency cesarean delivery can be a traumatic childbirth experience for a woman and a risk factor for postpartum psychosis, especially in a patient with a history of bipolar disorder. This article describes the case of a pregnant woman with an unknown history of bipolar disorder who developed an acute psychotic reaction during the procedure of an emergency caesarian section and switched to mania. The purpose of this case study is for perinatal health care professionals to identify suspicious symptoms and promptly refer to psychiatric services so as to ensure the mother’s and the newborn’s safety. This case study highlights the importance of assessing women with bipolar disorder or a previous psychotic episode for the risk of psychiatric complications in pregnancy and after childbirth. Midwifery education on perinatal mental health is crucial for the detection of suspicious symptoms and early referral to a specialist.
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spelling pubmed-81571862021-05-28 Postpartum Psychosis after Traumatic Cesarean Delivery Antoniou, Evangelia Orovou, Eirini Politou, Kassiani Papatrechas, Alexandros Palaska, Ermioni Sarella, Angeliki Dagla, Maria Healthcare (Basel) Case Report An emergency cesarean delivery can be a traumatic childbirth experience for a woman and a risk factor for postpartum psychosis, especially in a patient with a history of bipolar disorder. This article describes the case of a pregnant woman with an unknown history of bipolar disorder who developed an acute psychotic reaction during the procedure of an emergency caesarian section and switched to mania. The purpose of this case study is for perinatal health care professionals to identify suspicious symptoms and promptly refer to psychiatric services so as to ensure the mother’s and the newborn’s safety. This case study highlights the importance of assessing women with bipolar disorder or a previous psychotic episode for the risk of psychiatric complications in pregnancy and after childbirth. Midwifery education on perinatal mental health is crucial for the detection of suspicious symptoms and early referral to a specialist. MDPI 2021-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8157186/ /pubmed/34065632 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050588 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050588
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