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Blood markers identify women at risk for postpartum depression

July 27, 2015 by

The hormone oxytocin, sometimes called 'the love hormone,' may be a factor in postpartum depression, when a mother has a lower than normal level. A blood marker now may help identify the risk, investigators now report.

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