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From: "Jenny DeAngelis" <>
Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] death certificates
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 23:20:48 +0200
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Hi Pauline,

I have a similar case. one of my Gt. Gt. Grandmother's died in an asylum in
Gateshead about 5 months after giving birth to a child. The cause of death
on the certificate is Puereral Insanity & Exhaustion 5 months. This means
that for 5 months she had suffered what today would be known as Post Natal
Depression and exhaustion. During the 5 months after the birth of that baby
she also had two of her other young children die within about 14 days of
each other.

I would say that the Puerperal Mania that you have on your certificate means
the same as mine, Post Natal Depression by a different name.

Hope this helps
Jenny DeAngelis.
Spain.


> Hello list,
> I've just received a death cert for a family member who died tragically
young
> (22) in 1908. The cause of death is stated as 'PUERPERAL MANIA', but I've
> been unable to find a satisfactory definition of this. I know that many
women
> died as a direct result of complications during or soon after childbirth
and I
> know what puerperal fever was.
> 'Mania' pertains to the mind or brain - so what was the actual physical
cause
> of this death?
> Many thanks,
> Pauline.
>
> ______________________________

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