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Was That Really Me? (1997)

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clip 'Maternal instinct in hibernation'

This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Baby Lee’s mother, Tracey, suffered from a lack of emotional connection with her child immediately after his birth. She recalls her lack of feeling at the time. Lee’s husband Simon, and her grandmother talk about the difficult time during Tracey’s postnatal depression.

Curator’s notes

The statements by the participants are articulate and revealing. The intercut romanticised baby shots effectively underscore the mother’s problem.