Thursday, February 26, 2009

Pregnant Moms with Diabetes 2X Risk for Depression

A new study in the 2/25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that women with diabetes have almost double the risk of experiencing depression in pregnancy or within the first year postpartum.

Here's a video report from MedPage Today

Moms: This study just establishes a link. It does not mean that if you have diabetes, you're going to get PPD. Be aware of your risk, talk to your doctor and educate yourself and your loved ones of the signs and symptoms of PPD.

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