A mother was so traumatised by the aftermath of childbirth that she "thought she had died and gone to hell", leading her to undergo electro-shock therapy. Kayleigh Avery, 38, first encountered post-partum psychosis - a condition that distorts reality, causing hallucinations, delusions or paranoia - following the birth of her daughter, Daisy, now 10. The condition left her sleepless and overwhelmed with fear that she would be incapable of caring for her newborn.
Her anxiety spiralled to such an extent that she couldn't feed her baby, fearing she would make a mistake. She also became distrustful of her midwife, suspecting they would take her child away due to her being a "bad mum". Kayleigh was evaluated by a mental health team who decided to section her, admitting her to the specialist Beadnell Mother and Baby Unit at St George's Park in Morpeth, Northumberland.
She managed to conquer the illness after taking medication but it resurfaced following the birth of her second child, Jasmine, now five. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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