Postpartum psychosis survivor shares recovery story amid Clancy trial

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A mother with postpartum psychosis shares her recovery story as the Lindsay Clancy trial highlights the rare condition, which affects 1 to 2 in 1,000 women after delivery. Bridget María Chesterton, 52, experienced delusions and disorientation two weeks after her 2019 C-section birth, requiring two hospitalizations and antipsychotic medication. Her family provided crucial support, including a postpartum doula, and she fully recovered within a year. Chesterton publicly shares her experience to counter misconceptions about postpartum psychosis, emphasizing it is a real, treatable emergency. She urges families to act quickly on symptoms and maintain strong support systems for recovery.


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