Postpartum psychosis: mothers who lose their minds

Postpartum psychosis: mothers who lose their minds

A woman has just had a baby and, a few days later, stops sleeping, hears voices, or begins to believe things like her baby is a demon. Postpartum psychosis is a rare illness that can alter her contact with reality and progress within hours. These weeks it has been in the spotlight again due to the case of Lindsay Clancy, an American woman who killed her three children and then tried to take her own life. Before the murders, she had asked for help. And that point is relevant because after childbirth, attention usually focuses on the newborn; however, the mother also goes through enormous physical and emotional changes. Watching her, supporting her, and being alert to signs that something is wrong can make a difference.

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The producers behind the sound of Gondwana: “The return on Saturday will be much bigger than a music concert”

The producers behind the sound of Gondwana: “The return on Saturday will be much bigger than a music concert”

Doctor Dread, Jim Fox and Errol Brown, three veterans of international reggae, will be in Chile for the reunion of Gondwana and Quique Neira this September 5. The men who worked on their first albums -and will record the show- remember those sessions and explain why the Chilean band managed to carve out their own place in Latin American reggae. “They achieved it with their work.”

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