The Waves; We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psychosis
On this week\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by New Yorker editor Jessica Winter to talk all about postpartum psychosis. They dig into how the medical world is failing new moms during one of the \u201cworst psychiatric emergencies\u201d and why we need to talk about it more. After the break, Cheyna and Jessica talk about how movies and television have depicted postpartum depression and psychosis.\xa0\n\nIn Slate Plus, are \u201cinfluencer parents\u201d really new?\xa0\n\nArticles Mentioned\nWhat We Still Don\u2019t Understand About Postpartum Psychosis by Jessica Winter\xa0\nThe Many Violations of the Violent Birth Scene by Amanda Hess\nWomen\u2019s Heath Care is Underfunded. The Consequences Are Dire by Jessica Grose\xa0\n\xa0\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth and Tori Dominguez with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices