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Worries about the responsibilities of motherhood are making women more prone to obsessive compulsive disorder.
New mothers are up to five times more likely to have the condition than other women.
More than one in 10 of those who have recently given birth experience symptoms.
These can include an irrational fear of accidentally injuring the baby, increased worry about germs and hygiene, and obsessive checking for mistakes.
For example some women with the condition feel the need to constantly check that baby monitors are working, that cots and high chairs are secure, or that bottles are sterilised.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2288223/New-mums-times-risk-OCD-fear-harming-child.html
New mothers are up to five times more likely to have the condition than other women.
More than one in 10 of those who have recently given birth experience symptoms.
These can include an irrational fear of accidentally injuring the baby, increased worry about germs and hygiene, and obsessive checking for mistakes.
For example some women with the condition feel the need to constantly check that baby monitors are working, that cots and high chairs are secure, or that bottles are sterilised.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2288223/New-mums-times-risk-OCD-fear-harming-child.html