US Touts Studying Postpartum Depression
‘The House on Monday urged health agencies to expand research into postpartum depression problems that affect up to one-fifth of new mothers and can, if untreated, lead to more serious psychoses. Democrats also accepted a GOP-backed provision that approves a National Institutes of Mental Health study into the psychological consequences of abortions.
The bill passed 382-3 and now goes to the Senate.
The measure encourages the NIMH, as well as the Health and Human Services secretary and the National Institutes of Health, to aggressively pursue ongoing studies into postpartum depression and carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the issue. It authorizes the spending of $3 million for these purposes.
With increased attention on the issue, said bill sponsor Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., “no longer will postpartum depression be dismissed as mere ‘baby blues.’”‘
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