Women who have higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through their pregnancy appear more likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Postpartum depression (PPD) is more serious than “baby blues” and begins within four to six weeks of giving birth, according to background information in the article.
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