Optimists like to think that a wave of post-partum euphoria will, for example, help boost consumer spending.

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Basketball helped her overcome post-partum depression following the birth of her first child.

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What women really need providing care immediately after birth, during the "post-partum" period.

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Several previous studies have shown that eating fish during pregnancy helped in the baby's brain development and in reducing the risk of post-partum depression.

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California is making a push to vaccinate mothers post-partum, Cherry said.

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