Postpartum mental health needs a village

NPR | By Megan Lim,

Mary Louise Kelly, Justine Kenin

Published August 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM EDT

The Lindsay Clancy trial has shed new light in the dark corners of postnatal maternal health. We talk with a psychiatrist about women's mental health issues following childbirth.

Megan Lim

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a host of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine. She is also the host of NPR's national security podcast, Sources & Methods.

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Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.

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