Clancy Trial Lifts Long Island Perinatal Outreach as 1 in 5 Birth Mothers Face Disorders
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Updated · Newsday · Aug 20
Clancy Trial Lifts Long Island Perinatal Outreach as 1 in 5 Birth Mothers Face Disorders
1 articles · Updated · Newsday · Aug 20
Summary
Long Island support groups are seeing higher attendance and more calls as Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial draws fresh attention to perinatal mental health risks.
One in five people who give birth experience a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, advocates said, while postpartum psychosis affects 1 to 2 women per 1,000 and requires immediate medical care.
Wendy Isnardi, 53, said fear and stigma kept her from speaking up during her postpartum depression in 2002; she now runs support groups through the Postpartum Resource Center of New York.
The West Islip-based resource center, founded in 1998, and other Long Island providers say earlier education during pregnancy and stronger support networks can help women recognize symptoms and seek treatment.