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Is post partum depression linked to c-section births?

By Anonymous
Created 09/29/2010 - 22:21

Since women release oxitocin when they are in the natural delivery, and this is replaced by its sithetic form(pitusin), could the lack of the natural connection or supression of that hormone be linked to post partum depresion?

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