Dr. Glynn Shares Findings on Pregnancy Hormone and Postpartum-Depression
May 28, 2013
Recent findings suggest a possible link between a placental hormone and postpartum depression.
Science news website, LiveScience, spoke with Associate Professor Dr. Laura M. Glynn about her research on the stress hormone Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (pCRH) and postpartum depression. Dr. Glynn’s study shows that the levels of pCRH could eventually help predict a woman’s risk of developing postpartum depression even before giving birth. With these new findings, health care professionals may one day be able to intervene earlier and reduce the negative impacts of postpartum depression. More details of Dr. Glynn’s study can be found in the
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