MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Labelling Dickason a monster is too simplistic: The story of Dickason is the story of many women who suffer postpartum depression, a serious mental health illness that develops during pregnancy or shortly after birth.
It is characterised by various symptoms including the inability to develop a connection with one’s baby.
This explains why Dickason, who exhibited all the classical symptoms of postpartum depression, was not given the help that she desperately needed despite the fact that women who have had it before have a 30% increase in risk of developing it in subsequent pregnancies.
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