Mum Suffering PND Tosses Baby From Moving Cab

A US Mum hasn’t been told her newborn baby is dead after she allegedly threw the infant from a moving car in Bali before jumping out herself.

Nicole Stasio, 32, of California, jumped out of the car without warning at an intersection in Denpasar on the Indonesian island of Bali on Tuesday evening.

Villagers found the baby with severe injuries less than a mile from where Ms Stasio leapt out of the vehicle. The baby died in hospital about seven hours later, reports Daily Mail.

Ms Stasio, who is suffering from severe postpartum depression, has been detained at Sanglah Hospital but officers are still waiting to question her.

Because of her mental state, they have yet to tell her that her two-month-old daughter – who she named Arya Rose – has died.

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wiarajaya told a news conference on Wednesday that officers haven’t been able to question Ms Stasio because she is hospitalized in a severe state of depression.

‘With this condition, it is unlikely we will make her a suspect.

‘We are still guarding and protecting her, so she will not be more shocked and even more depressed knowing that her baby also died.’

Read the full story here.

Postnatal depression is a common problem, affecting more than one in every 10 women within a year of giving birth.

Signs can include…
Panic attacks,
persistent, generalised worry,
development of obsessive or compulsive behaviours,
abrupt mood swings,
feeling constantly tired,
withdrawing from friends,
difficulty focusing,
feeling constantly sad or crying for no reason
having thoughts of death or suicide.

If you are suffering with PND please speak to your local doctor or contact PANDA National Helpline (Mon to Fri, 9am – 7.30pm AEST) Call 1300 726 306

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26 Comments

- - Ellen said
  - 04 Jan 2019
    7:14 am
So sad !! Postpartum depression and -psychosis can be dangerous indeed.

- - Blossom said
  - 09 Dec 2018
    8:58 pm
It is possible Mum may never remember or understand what has happened.
Maybe it might be better that way as long as she never gets pregnant again.

- - mom111059 said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    11:58 am
So terribly sad for this family.

- - mom331927 said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    9:51 am
It’s so sad that this Mum didn’t have the help she needed to get through this terrible stage and the poor innocent child has become the victim of her condition. Terribly sad.

- - mom74005 said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    10:43 pm
A completely terrible and tragic event.

- - tessie said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    9:41 am
Such a tragic ending to a sad situation. I hope she can one day forgive herself

- - mom241861 said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    7:17 pm
This whole story is just so sad and I hope the investigation has some sort of outcome,that has a answer that many are waiting for.

- - nealsq said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    10:12 am
PND is a horrible disease and needs to be talked about a lot more

- - natct said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    9:52 am
How sad for the bub.

- - Ellen said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    8:52 am
How terribly sad !
Doesn’t sound like just post natal depression, but post natal psychosis.

- - mom7108 said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    8:38 am
Very sad, I guess this is why sometimes the mother gets separated from the baby when the mother is not coping,

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    6:28 am
This story is just so sad and heartbreaking and the repercussions will be lifelong.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    4:05 am
Hope they can tell her one day what she did and what happened to her daughter. Terrible that it happened.

- - Mum2archer said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    12:38 am
How sad for both the baby and the poor mum feeling the way she does. Hope she gets the help she needs

- - mom265671 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    11:30 pm
Omg this poor darling baby. I hope she gets the help she needs

- - mom101628 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    10:14 pm
RIP little one. Such a sad story – no-one should suffer like this alone.

- - mom90758 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    9:08 pm
How terrible. Poor baby. But poor mum too. Sad that she had to suffer alone through this terrible time.

- - mom185490 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    8:57 pm
The stigmas behind depression need to be lifted so people don’t need to suffer in silence. RIP little one.

- - ashna9 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    7:54 pm
How tragic. She needs lots of treatment and support.

- - mom112217 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    5:22 pm
Very sad that she killed her own baby,she will need a lot of support.