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EXCERPT: . . . Overall the researchers identified that women who give birth to males are 71-79% more likely to develop PND [postnatal depression]. Furthermore, women whose births had complications were 174% more likely to experience PND compared to those women who had no complications. As a result of their findings, Dr Sarah Johns and Dr Sarah Myers in the University's School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC), conclude that recognising that both male infants and birth complications are PND risk factors should help health professionals in identifying and supporting women who may by more likely to develop this condition....

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