Postpartum Crisis Under Scrutiny as Lindsay Clancy Trial Unfolds

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Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case are weighing whether a combination of overmedication and undetected postpartum psychosis contributed to her killing of her three children, with doctors testifying they did not diagnose postpartum psychosis and the defense arguing she is not criminally liable. The proceedings also highlight broader gaps in postpartum mental-health care and how the medical system recognizes and responds to mothers in distress.
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