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A call for a formal diagnosis for childbirth-related PTSD

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S.D. was supported by grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD108619, R21HD100817, and R21HD109546). The funding organization had no role in the conceptualization, decision to publish or the preparation of the manuscript.

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Dekel, S. A call for a formal diagnosis for childbirth-related PTSD. Nat. Mental Health 2, 259–260 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00213-5

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