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All In The Mind

Post-partum psychosis

All In The Mind

ABC Australia

Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.5825 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Having a baby is supposed to be a joyous time, despite the sleep deprivation and constant crying. But for many women, it's an extremely vulnerable period.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an ABC podcast.

0:07.8

Want to hear what pure joy sounds like?

0:10.7

Ask Gabrielle McCliff about her pregnancy.

0:13.3

Do you remember where you were when you found out you were pregnant for the first time and what your reaction was?

0:18.5

You betcha.

0:19.5

I think my husband and I had just been on a pretty epic honeymoon,

0:25.1

so we got home from our big eight-week South American trip.

0:30.0

We pretty much started trying pretty much straight away.

0:33.6

So I think I was very blessed and fell pregnant.

0:35.9

It would have been literally on our first attempt, if you know.

0:39.0

And what was your husband's reaction?

0:41.0

He was super, super excited.

0:42.8

We were both just super excited.

0:44.6

We were on a bit of a high from our honeymoon,

0:46.4

and this was just like, just completed that joy.

0:49.8

And the joy kept coming.

0:51.4

Pregnancy for Gabrielle was a breeze.

0:53.9

I must admit I was one of these annoying women who literally did glow throughout their pregnancy,

1:00.4

so no complications or anything to report during the pregnancy.

1:04.6

And the birth?

1:05.8

It was literally one puff on the gas and then he was out.

1:09.3

He was her darling boy, David.

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