Why I thought my baby had devil’s eyes
Catherine Cho experienced postpartum psychosis a few months after her baby boy was born
When Catherine Cho’s baby boy was a few months old, she went through a shattering experience that seemed to come out of nowhere. She started behaving strangely, having delusions that she was trapped in hell and that her baby’s eyes had changed into those of a demon. Her husband rushed her to hospital, where she was found to be suffering from postpartum psychosis, a rare but severe mental illness that affects about 1 in every 1000 new mothers. Catherine talks to Jo Fidgen about her journey back to reality, and learning to love her son again. This episode was first broadcast in April 2020.
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Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producers: Rebecca Vincent and Alice Gioia
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(Photo: Catherine Cho. Credit: Alastair Levy)
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