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Postpartum depression common, cause unknown

By Joannie Dobbs and Alan Titchenal

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012

~~<p>Postpartum depression is more common than many people think. Estimates vary but generally indicate that 10 to 20 percent of women today experience serious depression after giving birth. At this point in time, the cause remains unknown, but it is being studied by biomedical and psychological researchers. Ironically, these two groups of researchers do not appear to be reading each others&rsquo; research adequately.</p>
<p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> What is postpartum depression?</p>
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Postpartum depression is more common than many people think. Estimates vary but generally indicate that 10 to 20 percent of women today experience serious depression after giving birth. At this point in time, the cause remains unknown, but it is being studied by biomedical and psychological researchers. Ironically, these two groups of researchers do not appear to be reading each others’ research adequately.

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