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As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom shares her story of hope

Nbcwashington · · 1075 words · By Laura Ungar; The Associated Press
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What to know about As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom shares her story of hope

About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense.

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What happened

About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense.

Why it matters

Later, in the emergency room, she kept repeating, “What’s going on?” She’d lost touch with reality.

Common ground

The family eventually learned that Chesterton had postpartum psychosis, a severe mental health disorder thrust into the spotlight by the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman on trial for strangling her three children.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman on trial for strangling her three children.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports (AOL, Google News), confirm that Lindsay Clancy is a Massachusetts woman on trial for the strangulation of her three children.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan—at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Reddington (born February 9, 1951) is a criminal defense attorney based in Brockton, Massachusetts, who has appeared in a number of high-profile cases. He received his law degree from Suffolk Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Francis Sullivan (born June 15, 1957) is an American jurist and lawyer. He is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Court.
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Claim 2: “Researchers estimate that the condition [postpartum psychosis] afflicts 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women after delivery.”
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The claim that postpartum psychosis affects 1 to 2 per 1,000 women is corroborated by ABC11 Raleigh-Durham and implied in the context of medical discussions on the topic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Postpartum blues, also known as baby blues and maternity blues, is a very common but self-limited condition that begins shortly after childbirth and can present with a variety of symptoms such as mood…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_blues
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cyrus is a bumnuckle The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six to eight weeks. There are three distinct phases of the postnatal period; t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Postpartum psychosis (PPP), also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following childbirth, typically within two weeks of deliv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_psychosis
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Claim 3: “Postpartum depression, by contrast, is a mood disorder affecting about 1 in 7 women after giving birth — or more, according to some research.”
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The statistic that postpartum depression affects approximately 1 in 7 women is corroborated by multiple sources, including the American Psychological Association (via web search) and ABC11 Raleigh-Durham.
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web search NEUTRAL — Forty percent of the women’ symptoms began postpartum. Thirty-three percent were assessed as having begun during pregnancy and 27 percent beforehand. Follow-up evaluations most often resulted in a dia…
https://www.nami.org/nami-news/postpartum-depression-affects…
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web search NEUTRAL — Postpartum depression affects about 1 in 7 women, while postpartum psychosis affects approximately 1 or 2 in every 1,000 women who give birth.
https://abc11.com/post/postpartum-psychosis-lindsay-clancy-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Postpartum depression affects approximately one in seven women each year, according to the American Psychological Association. Yet the exact causes of this debilitating disorder are not entirely known…
https://qz.com/612694/new-research-on-postpartum-depression-…
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Claim 4: “call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline”
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The cross-reference from NBC Washington directly confirms that 988 is the number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/domestic-violence-a…
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Claim 5: “She gave birth to her daughter by C-section in January 2019, about two months early.”
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The detail about the C-section in January 2019 and the premature birth is reported by The Independent, but not corroborated by any other independent source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Athenagoras (; Ancient Greek: Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 115 – c. 190 AD) was an Ante-Nicene Church Father, a Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is k…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus; Ancient Greek: Κλήμης Ῥώμης, romanized: Klēmēs Rōmēs; died c. 100), also known as Pope Clement I, was the Bishop of Rome in the late first century. He is consi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Born into a …
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Claim 6: “Disorganized thinking and delusions are among the symptoms of postpartum psychosis, which also may include hallucinations, paranoia, agitation and mood changes.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of irrelevant pornographic website links, providing no medical information to verify the symptoms of postpartum psychosis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Free porn videos and exclusive XXX movies are here at xHamster. Instantly stream 6M+ hardcore sex videos from pros and amateurs on high quality porn tube!
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Claim 7: “National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-TLC-MAMA (833-852-6262)”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline number.
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Claim 8: “Chesterton was transferred to BryLin Hospital in Buffalo, which provides crisis mental healthcare”
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BryLin Hospital in Buffalo is confirmed via its own website and LinkedIn profile to be a provider of crisis mental healthcare in Western New York.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border. It is the second…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also inclu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Utica station is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located at the corner of Main and East Utica Streets. The station was formerly known at the shortened "Utica" name until December 29, 2021, when it was na…
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Claim 9: “Bridget María Chesterton, a 52-year-old history professor who lives outside Buffalo, New York.”
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The specific identity of Bridget María Chesterton as a 52-year-old history professor near Buffalo is mentioned in The Independent, but other search results are irrelevant or generic. No second independent source confirms these specific biographical details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Diocese of Buffalo (Latin: Diœcesis Buffalensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Western New York in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Arc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — René Noël Théophile Girard (; French: [ʁəne nɔɛl teɔfil ʒiʁaʁ]; 25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French academic best known for developing mimetic theory, which posits that human desire is fu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Girard
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Claim 10: “the chances [of postpartum psychosis] are higher for people with certain mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder.”
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Multiple sources confirm that individuals with bipolar disorder have a higher risk of postpartum psychosis, including MDedge and a specialized article on Bipolar Disorder and Postpartum Psychosis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Postpartum psychosis, also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following childbirth, typically within two weeks of delivery. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_psychosis
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web search NEUTRAL — Bipolar I disorder typically carries higher risks than Bipolar II due to the severity of manic episodes and increased likelihood of psychotic features. However, both conditions require thoughtful cons…
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web search NEUTRAL — Patients with bipolar disorder have the highest risk of psychotic episodes during the postpartum period, with a study reporting 260 episodes of psychosis per deliveries among women with bipolar...
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