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The Pathway Before the Tragedy
Read more: The Pathway Before the TragedyWhat the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Teaching Us About Postpartum Patient Safety As the Lindsay Clancy trial nears its conclusion, much of the public conversation has centered on one question: Was Lindsay Clancy psychotic when she killed her three children? The experts disagree. Defense psychiatrists have testified that Clancy experienced postpartum psychosis and bipolar illness.…
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Before the Crisis: Why Postpartum Support Must Come Early
Read more: Before the Crisis: Why Postpartum Support Must Come EarlyMy goal is to help mothers seek support earlier, understand postpartum warning signs, and feel empowered to speak up when something is not right. Postpartum care does not end when a mother leaves the hospital. The days, weeks, and months after delivery are still part of maternal healthcare. A mother may be home with her…
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Were You Told There Was Not Enough Evidence to Pursue Your Healthcare Case?
Read more: Were You Told There Was Not Enough Evidence to Pursue Your Healthcare Case?Were you told that it might cost more to pursue your case than the case may be worth? Did an attorney decline to represent you, but you still have questions about what happened during your healthcare experience? Not everything requires an attorney. But everything requires an understanding. Even when legal representation is not available, you…
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Case Watch: Texas law should not mean waiting until she is near death. The Lynn Callaway Case. Getting A Understanding.
Read more: Case Watch: Texas law should not mean waiting until she is near death. The Lynn Callaway Case. Getting A Understanding.A woman arriving at an emergency department with heavy bleeding, significant pain, chills, weakness, dizziness, fainting, fever, or other pregnancy-related distress should first receive an appropriate emergency evaluation to determine what is happening and whether she has an emergency medical condition. Bleeding and pain can reflect a miscarriage, but they can also signal an ectopic pregnancy, serious…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial Watch
Read more: Lindsay Clancy Trial WatchHello, and thank you for visiting The Sunflower Advocate at Joydrop Wellness. I’m a maternal health and patient safety researcher and consultant. One of my goals is to help people get an understanding about healthcare issues that affect patients, families, healthcare professionals, and our communities. As part of that work, I follow a variety of…
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Our Why?
Read more: Our Why?After working in the legal field for many years, I learned an important lesson. Not every difficult healthcare experience becomes a lawsuit. Sometimes there isn’t enough evidence to support a legal claim. Sometimes the legal elements required for litigation simply are not met. In other situations, the time, cost, and complexity of pursuing a lawsuit…
