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A new study finds that new mothers who are diabetic are at an increased risk of developing postpartum depression.
This study finding comes from researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, who say that 12% of new mothers may experience the condition.
“Postpartum depression is a very serious illness that affects between 10 and 12 percent of mothers every year. It may have long-term negative impacts on the women it affects, but also on their children and families,” said lead author Katy Backes.
For their study the research team looked at Medicaid data from New Jersey focusing on 11000 pregnant women.
The data spanned the time frames of 6 months prior to the women giving birth, up to 1 year post giving birth.
The researchers found a link between pregnant women with diabetes and increased cases of postpartum depression.
This link appeared to be present across all races, as well as the different types of diabetes.
The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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