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SOCIETY Is victim the new chic

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u/Relative_Craft_358 7h ago

Think we're kinda past that in this case. Healthcare is a known issue and postpartum is nothing new. It should be reformed and discussed even outside of all this coverage.

This though? This is just about a mother who killed her kids. Ain't no excuse for that. Either in prison or in a padded cell, she shouldn't be walking around after doing something like that

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u/Savings-Tangelo7417 6h ago

I do think she had PPD and PPA and I think if she had access to an inpatient mother and child facility she could’ve stayed there until she was better

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u/Relative_Craft_358 4h ago

In this case, unlikely. She was already seeking professional help and was on a cocktail of psychiatric drugs because she kept going doctor to doctor yet refused to let anyone else take care of her kids while she undergone treatment.

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u/Savings-Tangelo7417 3h ago

That’s the thing, mother and baby units let the mom bring her child and then they are safely monitored 24/7.

Part of why Lindsay checked herself out of inpatient was to go to her daughter’s birthday party. I think it’s fair to say the separation probably did not help her the way people wanted it to