Supporting Postpartum Parents in Crisis: What to Say and What to Avoid

Postpartum mental illness affects mothers' wellbeing and family safety, with severe cases like psychosis potentially leading to tragic outcomes.

In the weeks and months after birth, some mothers do not simply struggle — they lose their grip on reality, relive trauma, or descend into crises that no amount of reassurance can reach. The trial of Lindsay Clancy has drawn lawmakers, journalists, and health advocates into a reckoning with how poorly existing systems serve these women. Rep. Lauren Underwood and others are now pressing for earlier recognition, better access to care, and a more honest public vocabulary for the full spectrum of postpartum mental illness — one that includes not just depression, but psychosis and PTSD. The questio

Supporting Postpartum Parents in Crisis: What to Say and What to Avoid

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