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When mothers' past birth trauma affects supporting adult children

My daughter is pregnant and wants me at the birth but I had postpartum psychosis after she was born and I'm terrified being there will trigger something, and she doesn't understand why I won't just say yes.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past experience has created protective fear that conflicts with present love, leaving both people without the support they need.

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