The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse charged with killing her three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has renewed national attention on postpartum psychosis and gaps in maternal mental health care. Clancy has pleaded not guilty, with her defense arguing she is not criminally responsible because she was in a psychotic episode driven by postpartum illness.
Testimony has detailed how Clancy repeatedly raised concerns to caregivers about her medications and mental state in the weeks before the killings, describing “intrusive thoughts” and fears about becoming addicted to prescribed drugs. Mental health experts say the case underscores how difficult postpartum psychosis can be to recognize and treat in time.
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