Perinatal OCD: When ‘the happiest time of your life’ turns dark.
Update: 2025-10-26
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This week is all about perinatal OCD, and it’s a biggie. Penny and Ange chat to perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist Dr Edna Lekgabe and clinical psychologist Dr kit Casey. In the discussion they talk about:
Matrescence by Lucy jones
Self compassion episode with Andrea
Pharmacist Rodney White at Monash medical centre; 03 9594 2361
Royal women’s hospital medicines information service:03 8345 3190
PANDA 1300 726 306
Lifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 13 11 14
Pregnancy birth and baby 1800 882 436
COPE centre of perinatal excellence
SANDS miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death support
OCD Bounce
So OCD
Health direct(info for service around Australia)
- What perinatal OCD is
- How the brain fundamentally changes during matrescence
- Who gets perinatal OCD and why
- Some of the common ( and extremely difficult obsessions that come up with perinatal OCD)
- The ‘professionalisation of parenthood’
- The loneliness of experiencing perinatal OCD
- Why it’s so commonly misdiagnosed/missed altogether
- Medication throughout the perinatal period
Matrescence by Lucy jones
Self compassion episode with Andrea
Pharmacist Rodney White at Monash medical centre; 03 9594 2361
Royal women’s hospital medicines information service:03 8345 3190
PANDA 1300 726 306
Lifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 13 11 14
Pregnancy birth and baby 1800 882 436
COPE centre of perinatal excellence
SANDS miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death support
OCD Bounce
So OCD
Health direct(info for service around Australia)
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