# 'My journey with postpartum psychosis'

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Podcast: [Focus on Africa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/focus-on-africa-160336)
Published: 2026-08-28T15:37:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n0s
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## Resource

Now, you may have heard about a trial currently happening in the US, it’s a tragic case where a mother has been charged for killing her three children. However, her lawyers have argued she was experiencing with postpartum psychosis at that time. The trial has put a spotlight on postpartum psychosis - which is a rare and severe mental health condition, including symptoms such as mania, depression, confusion, and hallucinations. So, what’s it like to experience postpartum psychosis? And how do you come out on the other side? Focus on Africa host, Nkechi Ogbonna, spoke to Chebet Birir, a 33-year-old journalist from Kenya and a mother of four about her journey with the illness. Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Bella Twine, Keikantse Shumba and Carolyne Jotham Technical Producer: David Nzau Senior producers: Priyanka Sippy and Charles Gitonga Editors: Daniel Dadzie and Maryam Abdalla

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