NPR
Doctors and women who've had it call for more attention on postpartum psychosis
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Lindsay Clancy was charged with murder in the deaths of three of her children in Massachusetts in 2022. Clancy's legal team has attributed her actions to postpartum psychosis, a rare psychiatric condition occurring after childbirth. Medical professionals and women who have experienced postpartum psychosis have called for increased research funding and clinical awareness of the condition.
