Research explores biology of pregnancy-related mental health risk
June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024
ITHACA, New York, June 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
By teasing out the biological mechanisms in pregnancy-related mental health disorders, investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine are laying the groundwork for new ways to detect and treat pregnant women and new mothers at risk.
Clinicians successfully treat only about 3% of women with postpartum depression. For those who become depressed before giving birth, that number rises to around 5%.
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By teasing out the biological mechanisms in pregnancy-related mental health disorders, investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine are laying the groundwork for new ways to detect and treat pregnant women and new mothers at risk.
Clinicians successfully treat only about 3% of women with postpartum depression. For those who become depressed before giving birth, that number rises to around 5%.
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