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The key to preventing postpartum depression may be individual support provided after birth by a health professional and tailored to a mother's needs, says a University of Toronto researcher. "Health professionals want to identify pregnant women who may be at risk for postpartum depression in hopes of initiating preventive strategies," says U of T nursing professor Cindy-Lee Dennis. "But in my review of studies from around the world, I found no preventive effect of any strategy...

Doctors reexamine the question of vaginal birth after a c-sectionHealthDay News -- Having a baby is always full of fateful decisions. One is whether to have an elective Caesarean section. Even more debatable is the decision to have a vaginal birth after having had a Caesarean for the previous baby.Both have roiled the world of mothers-to-be and obstetricians. And while there's been a lot of argument, it's fair to say more study is needed before a solid conclusion can be made. A generation...