Lindsay Clancy's trial put postpartum psychosis in the spotlight - experts want progress to follow
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, has brought postpartum psychosis into the public eye. Defense experts argue she was suffering from the condition, while prosecutors maintain the act was intentional.
Why it matters
The case has sparked a national conversation regarding the medical recognition and legal treatment of severe postpartum mental health disorders.
Image source, Reuters By Ana Faguy Published 59 minutes ago Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide
A month before Lindsay Clancy killed her three children, she went to her mother and then-husband and told them she had "thoughts of harming the children".
Clancy's mother Paula Musgrove testified this week that during that time her daughter would say: "'This isn't me, I've never been like this before.' And I would agree, because she wasn't," Musgrove said.
Clancy is not disputing that she carried out the killings, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Her defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she took her children's lives.
Her symptoms included hallucinations and delusions that began after the birth of her third child.
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