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This chapter introduces the essence of this book. It discusses AU: Please check if the sentence starting “It discusses…” can be edited as “It discusses motherhood, postnatal depression and symptoms, and the impacts of postnatal depression on men and children.”motherhood and postnatal depression, postnatal depression and symptoms, and the impacts of postnatal depression on men and children. The chapter also outlines the chapters that follow.
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- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
- Postpartum Depression
- Postnatal Depression
- Psychiatric Disability
- Antenatal Depression
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Westall, C., Liamputtong, P. (2011). Introduction: From Pregnancy to Resolution from Postnatal Depression. In: Motherhood and Postnatal Depression. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1694-0_1
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