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This project was done as a part of Short Term Studentship (STS-2006) by Indian Council of Medical Research received by First Author. They provided financial assistance for carrying out the project. Their support is greatly acknowledged by the author.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Swapan Gupta (Junior Resident)

  2. Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Jugal Kishore (Professor)

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Y. M. Mala (Professor)

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 110002, India

    S. Ramji (Professor)

  5. Department of Psychiatry, Maulana Azad Medical College, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Reshma Aggarwal (Chief Medical Officer)

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Gupta, S., Kishore, J., Mala, Y.M. et al. Postpartum Depression in North Indian Women: Prevalence and Risk Factors. J Obstet Gynecol India 63, 223–229 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-013-0399-x

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