I gave birth during that period when they were discharging new mothers within 24 hours due to insurance pressures. I think they have stopped doing that since then. They did send a nurse over a couple of times, to everyone who was early discharged I think, not me especially. I rather disliked the idea since I got this idea from my mother that nice women always have clean homes, and if anything tidying up for her visit was an additional stress. I'd hypothesize that a longer hospital stay might allow for some screening. On the other hand, come ot think of it, I may not have had PPD but just situational depression...
To answer the actual question, there is no doubt in my mind that such women are ill. Ideally this woman would have had a relative locally who could have stepped in and helped, fulltime if need be. This was a strength of multigenerational families; they took such problems in stride. Failing that, better that baby had been traumatized than dead. Yanno? Unfortunately, given the horrific nature of the crime that has now occurred (and in Texas.. again) I have no doubt that this woman will be sentenced to life in prison, where she may or may not get treatment. Dana On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:47:52 -0600, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interestingly enough, in Canada, there are "home visitors" who help > out at home for moms post-partum. A friend needed to use one because > she was single mom with no income (a succesful actress - but it's > hard to get work while pregnant), and she was super stressed. The home > helper would come in and watch the baby while she showered, or would > clean her place, or run errands for her. All the things that woman > really need post-partum. > > On the other hand, I met a lot of the criteria for someone at risk of > PPD, and I was lucky enough not to get it. So, I'm not sure how easy > it is to predict these things. Of course, I was pretty sure that I > _would_ get it and was doing my best to stay on top of my mental > health.... But, still. > > On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:44:52 -0500, Jim Davis > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I didn't mean to imply that I thought jail was a good solution. > > > > But neither, to me, does it seem that foster care for the children of all > > sufferers is the solution. I think that may be just as if not more > > traumatizing - although it would be safer. But PPD at this level is so rare > > - only a very, very small percentage of those that suffer will ever go to > > such extremes - where do you draw the line? > > > > Of course I'm for better support structures. I also worry that in these > > cases will a weekly (or even daily) 20-to-60-minute visit may not be able to > > prevent this. > > > > I like the idea of predicting the condition - if prediction was good enough > > I could also envision stress monitors (perhaps for both the baby and the > > mother) which could possibly alert authorities (or close neighbors or > > friends) to elevated states. > > > > Lastly an odd thought occurred to me: we have state-sanctioned foster homes, > > why not state-sanctioned nannies? Basically somebody that is paid by the > > state to live with the family until the danger-period passes. > > > > I'm sure there are infinite logistical and social problems with that idea, > > but it does seem to provide the most comprehensive coverage whith the least > > impact to the children. > > > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 12:12 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: WTF? > > > > I don't think that you need to jail them, there may be ways of > > predicting who would suffer from PPD with a reasonably good accuracy. > > If you look at all these stories about these mothers, these women have > > typically been without any supporting resources. This may be due to > > poverty, religion, etc. That is the first step, ensuring that after > > the birth and for the first 8 to 12 weeks, ensure that mothers with > > new borns should have a certain degree of support - psychological, > > nutritional , and health related at the minimum. have some sort of > > social worker who specializes in parents with new born infants do in > > home visits a couple of times a week. The result in the long term > > would be a lot cheaper than jailing the women, especially after > > they've killed or seriously injure the kid. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137916 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
