{
  "id": 2786920,
  "title": "As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/as-the-clancy-case-highlights-postpartum-psychosis-a-mom-stricken-by-2786920",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-23T12:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/lindsay-clancy-postpartum-psychosis-depression-d16d8a6345276e146104e3c065189c25"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "About two weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Bridget María Chesterton found herself curled up on the bathroom floor, uttering nonsensical words. In the emergency room, she kept repeating, \"What's going on?\", having lost touch with reality. Her family later learned that Chesterton had developed postpartum psychosis, a severe mental health disorder that has received attention due to the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman on trial for fatally strangling her three children.\n\nResearchers estimate that postpartum psychosis, a mental health emergency less common than postpartum depression, affects 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 women after delivery. While most women who develop this condition do not harm their children, those with severe cases may attempt self-harm or harm to their offspring. For Chesterton, medication and strong family support were crucial in preventing her situation from spiraling out of control.\n\nChesterton vehemently dismisses online comments that suggest postpartum psychosis is not a genuine disorder. She feels compelled to raise awareness by openly sharing her personal experience, as her poem about the ordeal will be published in a journal later this year. Chesterton aims to dispel misconceptions about this widely misunderstood condition and provide hope to families, stating, \"It's something we do not talk about as a society.\" A 52-year-old history professor living outside Buffalo, New York, Chesterton emphasizes that she is not ashamed of what happened and wants people to be aware of this often-overlooked issue.",
  "summary": "About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense. Later, in the emergency room, she kept repeating, “What’s…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bridget María Chesterton developed postpartum psychosis two weeks after childbirth",
    "Postpartum psychosis affects 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 women post-delivery",
    "Chesterton shares her story to dispel misconceptions and provide hope"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "What is postpartum psychosis, the illness at the centre of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/what-is-postpartum-psychosis-the-illness-at-the-centre-of-lindsay",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/as-the-clancy-case-highlights-postpartum-psychosis-a-mom-stricken-by",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:14:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}