NH AIM/ERASE Maternal Mortality Webinar Series - Supporting Patients with Postpartum Psychosis and Identifying Atypical Signs

Monday, January 12, 2026, 12:00 PM - Friday, January 12, 2029, 1:00 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), ASWB Social Work Credit(s) (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

This session will provide an overview of atypical presentations of postpartum psychosis as well as strategies for successful follow-up and treatment. Our AIM implementation team and the NHPQC will briefly share administrative updates and relevant data from New Hampshire's birthing population. We will then hear from Julie Frew, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Vice Chair for Education in the Psychiatry Department at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Frew will discuss the epidemiology, signs, and symptoms of postpartum psychosis before walking attendees through strategies for immediate management and treatment. We will end the hour with interactive case examples before opening up a Q&A session.

Presenter

Julie Frew, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vice Chair for Education, Psychiatry Department
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

1. Describe the epidemiology (prevalence, risk factors), differential diagnoses, and signs and symptoms related to postpartum psychosis.
2. Identify one or more atypical postpartum psychosis “warning signs” from case examples that can be applied to clinical practice.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
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American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
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Bibliographic Material

• Iyengar U, Hunt J. An Open Conversation About Postpartum Psychosis: An Interview with Jessie Hunt: Communications Lead, Advocate, and Expert by Experience. Yale J Biol Med. 2024 Mar 29;97(1):107-112. https://doi.org/10.59249/PWXZ3821. PMID: 38559459; PMCID: PMC10964824.

• Osborne LM, Obstet Gnyecol Clin North Am 2018;45(3):455-468.

• Perry A, Gordon-Smith K, Jones L, Jones I. Phenomenology, Epidemiology and Aetiology of Postpartum Psychosis: A Review. Brain Sci. 2021 Jan 4;11(1):47. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010047. PMID: 33406713; PMCID: PMC7824357.

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