A Manitoba mother with postpartum depression says she was dismissed by an emergency room physician last month when she sought help after having suicidal thoughts.
Advised not to have more babies, get financial planning help after telling doctor about suicidal thoughtsDelsie Martin says she sought help at an emergency room in the southwestern Manitoba town of Neepawa in August, when she was having persistent thoughts of dying, but says she left without getting any help from the doctor she saw.
A health-care team in her home community, in Manitoba's Interlake, was treating her, but she says she reached a breaking point while visiting family in Neepawa. Martin, who has worked as a social worker and a mental health support worker for the last decade, says there is stigma surrounding mental health, especially postpartum depression.
Martin says she spoke with someone from patient relations and felt heard, and is satisfied that there will be a conversation with the physician about how the experience affected her.Jaime Charlebois, who works a group that advocates for mental health care before, during and after pregnancy, says experiences like Martin's happen far too often.
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