British doctors have identified the first advance blood test for postnatal depression, it has been reported. According to Sky News, the development could see pregnant women have a £10 screening test which would allow those found to be at risk to receive treatment before they give birth. One in seven new mothers suffer from depression. Professor Dimitris Grammatopoulos, who led the research at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, described the research as being "extremely important". He told Sky News: "There is evidence that if you can identify women at risk early you could treat early or introduce measures to prevent or stop the process of the disease." According to the...
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