Friday, August 21, 2009

Post-Partum Depression Study

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researchers are working on a National Institute of Mental Health study out of Magee-Womens Hospital. Whenever a woman has a baby at the hospital, she is asked if she wants to be screened for post-partum depression. So far, nearly fifteen percent of women have tested positive, consistent with the national average.

Listen to the story here.

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