Abstract It was observed nearly 200 years ago that mothers with puerperal psychosis may recover, then relapse, sometimes repeatedly. This phenomenon seems to be better recognizedintheAmericanandFrenchliterature,whereithasbeen reportedinalargeminority,orevenmajority,ofcases.Itoffers an opportunity to study the pathogenesis of psychosis.
Keywords Multiplerelapses .Earlypostpartumtrigger . Prepartumpsychosis .Multiplerelapses