From: What makes a perinatal woman suicidal? A grounded theory study
Pseudonym | Gestation or infant’s age at onset of suicidal thoughts | No. of children at onset of suicidal thoughts | Psychiatric diagnosis received from healthcare professional (if applicable) | Specialist perinatal support accessed (if applicable) | Suicidal thoughts | Suicidal planning | Attempted suicide |
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Suicidal when pregnant | |||||||
Pregnant mother 1 | 6–8 weeks gestation | 0 | Recurrent depressive disorder | Perinatal outpatient service | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pregnant mother 2 | 9 weeks gestation | 0 | Obsessive compulsive disorder | PCMHT | ✓ | ✓ | |
Suicidal when pregnant and postpartum | |||||||
Pregnant and postpartum mother 1 | 36 weeks gestation (in pregnancy) 3 months old (postpartum) | 0 (in pregnancy) 1 (postpartum) | No diagnosis received | Perinatal wellbeing group | ✓ | ||
Pregnant and postpartum mother 2 | 8 weeks gestation (in pregnancy) 8 months old (postpartum) | 0 (in pregnancy) 1 (postpartum) | Depression | None | ✓ | ||
Pregnant and postpartum mother 3 | 20 weeks gestation (in pregnancy) Newborn (postpartum) | 0 (in pregnancy) 1 (postpartum) | Depression | None | ✓ | ||
Suicidal when postpartum | |||||||
Postpartum mother 1 | 3 weeks old | 1 | Severe postnatal depression | MBU | ✓ | ||
Postpartum mother 2 | 6.5 months old | 1 | Generalised anxiety disorder | MBU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Postpartum mother 3 | 4 months old | 1 | Postpartum psychosis | MBU | ✓ | ||
Postpartum mother 4 | 4 months old | 2 | Depression and anxiety | None | ✓ | ||
Postpartum mother 5 | Newborn | 1 | No diagnosis received | PCMHT | ✓ | ✓ | |
Postpartum mother 6 | 1 week old | 1 | Atypical anorexia | None | ✓ | ✓ | |
Postpartum mother 7 | Newborn | 1 | No diagnosis received | None | ✓ | ✓ |