I Wanted To Put A Knife Into My Baby': Moms On Their Postpartum Psychosis
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Newsweek spoke to moms who have endured difficult postpartum periods, in light of the tragic Lindsay Clancy attempted murder-suicide.
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I thought my toddler would grab a knife and KILL my newborn
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New mother, 31, tried to kill her newborn baby girl and husband