As a nurse, mom, and someone who has experience premenopausal symptoms I can say that the hormonal changes are unbelievably weird. This is coming from someone who has always been mentally stable. I do agree there should be follow up in the community or at your follow up appointment with your doctor. In Andrea Yate’s case she was probably mentally unstable to some degree to begin with. Maybe this should be assessed prior to and throughout the pregnancy.
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November 27, 2011 at 11:19 am
Thank you, great post! Just the thing I needed to know.