The mother who contemplated suicide for six years and another who was sterilised after giving birth: Post-natal depression sufferers speak about a condition too many doctors don't understand

The cause of Jessica Addicott's detachment from her elder child? Ongoing postnatal depression (PND) - a disease that is still affecting far too many British women after giving birth.


That this devastating condition can extend far beyond the first year is not well known, nor widely recognised by GPs.