POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION CAN CAUSE SELF-HARM|疑產後憂鬱 母攜男嬰頂樓墜32樓陽台

A mother and her 6-month old baby fell from the 35th floor to the 32nd floor balcony at her residence. A doctor said the reason may be postpartum depression. The depression may stop within one to two months after having a baby. If it continues for over half year, symptoms may include irritability, insomnia and negative thoughts. Any woman suffering from this should seek medical help. The ambulance rushed the 30-year-old female Chou with her six-month old baby to hospital. Both of them fell from the rooftop of the 35th floor to the balcony of the 32nd floor. ==LEE YI-LEE emergency responder== A female was wailing at the balcony, and a resident went out to check and he found a female with a boy baby lying on the balcony. The mother and the baby were rushed to hospital for emergency medical treatments. The two are still kept in the extensive care unit. ==LIU CHIEN-YO, doctor, China Medical Univ. Hospital== Her lungs and stomach have some serious injuries. The baby had no vital sign. But after our emergency treatment, the baby shows vital signs. Mrs. Chou and her husband used to work in China. After the delivery, she often said that she is under pressure to feed the baby. No one knows the reason for the jump or fall three floors down. ==CHENG, JO-SE, doctor Psychiatry Dept.== Postpartum depression is caused by hormonal changes. The patient thinks that she is not able to take care of her baby or that she is not a competent mother. We call this negative thoughts. The doctor said, postpartum depression will be gone within one to two months after delivery. If pressure continues for over half year, the patient will have irritability, insomnia and negative thinking. The patient must seek immediate medical attentions. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 救護車緊急將30多歲的周姓女子，還有6個月大的男嬰一起送上救護車。這對母子從35樓頂樓，墜落到32樓的陽台露台。 ==救護人員 李益利== 露台外面有女性哀嚎聲 他(住戶)出去看的時候 發現是女性和一名男嬰 墜落倒在露台上 母子被緊急送往中國附醫急救，兩個人都還在加護病房急救。 ==中國附醫急診醫師 劉健佑== 她的肺部 還有肚子裡面 都有一些嚴重的傷勢 小孩是沒有生命徵象的 經過急救之後 目前是有生命徵象 周姓女子和丈夫原本都在中國大陸經商，坐完月子後，周姓女子產後經常表示帶小孩壓力大。家屬不清楚墜樓原因。 ==精神科主治醫師 鄭若瑟== 產後憂鬰是因為荷爾蒙的改變 會覺得自己沒有能力照顧 我自己是一個 不稱職的媽媽等等 有很多這種我們叫做負面思考 醫師提醒，一般產後憂鬰會在一到兩個月後消失，但如果壓力來源一直沒有消失，超過半年患者仍有易怒、失眠、負面思考等症狀，一定要就醫尋求協助。 記者 黃千容 賴世杰 台中報導