In the United States, the high-profile trial of 36-year-old nurse Lindsay Clancy has brought renewed attention to maternal mental health. Clancy is on trial for the strangulation deaths of her three young children, including five-year-old Cora.
While Clancy does not deny the killings, her defense maintains that she suffered from postpartum psychosis at the time of the events. The case has sparked a wider national debate regarding the recognition and treatment of severe mental health conditions associated with childbirth.
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