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‘Everything felt so real’: Mothers who experienced postpartum psychosis speak out amid Lindsay Clancy trial

Three mothers who survived postpartum psychosis describe their experiences with the condition — and what they want people following the Lindsay Clancy trial to know.

Grid of photos showing Lindsay Clancy in court; pill bottles prescribed to Clancy; notes about suicidal thoughts and ideations written by Clancy; a baby bottle; Clancy crying in court.

Lindsay Clancy, 36, is facing charges in connection with the fatal strangling of her three children in 2023.Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; AP; Getty Images

Aug. 16, 2026, 8:55 AM EDT

Before Ayana Lage gave birth to her daughter in August 2020, the Florida resident mainly knew about postpartum psychosis through the case of Andrea Yates.

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