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Lindsay Clancy is currently on trial for killing her three children.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say the murders were intentional, but her defense team says she was\u00a0suffering from severe postpartum psychosis \u2014 a condition that does not have a distinct diagnosis in\u00a0the\u00a0Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.<\/p>\n

That’s the handbook used to identify mental health conditions, so patients often have a hard time getting proper care.<\/p>\n

The case has put a spotlight on maternal mental health and how its treated by the public and healthcare professionals. What does it reveal?<\/p>\n

WBUR\u2019s Deborah Becker contributed reporting to this episode.<\/p>\n

It was produced by Megan Lim and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by \u00c9owyn Fain, Hannah Gluvna and Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Justine Kenin and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.<\/p>\n

Read more Rep. Glenn Ivey weighs stopgap spending bill as House returns to Washington<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lindsay Clancy is currently on trial for killing her three children.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say the murders were intentional, but her defense team says she was\u00a0suffering from severe postpartum psychosis — a condition that does not have a distinct diagnosis in\u00a0the\u00a0Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.<\/p>\n

That’s the handbook used to identify mental health conditions, so patients often have a hard time getting proper care.<\/p>\n

The case has put a spotlight on maternal mental health and how its treated by the public and healthcare professionals. What does it reveal?<\/p>\n

WBUR\u2019s Deborah Becker contributed reporting to this episode.<\/p>\n

It was produced by Megan Lim and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by \u00c9owyn Fain, Hannah Gluvna and Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Justine Kenin and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. 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