Giving a voice to postnatal mental health

Interspersed with this raw performance are jokes like comparing her husband to a Nokia 3210 (reliable, but not particularly exciting), reflections on parenting in the animal kingdom, and difficult confessions about Em's own upbringing. [...]Gross adds “the health-care system can support art pie...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 393; no. 10173; p. 735
Main Author Smith, Lan-Lan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 23.02.2019
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Babies
Child care
Mental depression
Mental health
Postpartum depression
Surgery
Womens health
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Interspersed with this raw performance are jokes like comparing her husband to a Nokia 3210 (reliable, but not particularly exciting), reflections on parenting in the animal kingdom, and difficult confessions about Em's own upbringing. [...]Gross adds “the health-care system can support art pieces, use story telling as a way of opening up dialogue”. Harper explained: “As the play touches upon postnatal mental health, I felt it would be a missed opportunity if we didn't do something off stage to help support those most affected by it.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30410-6