Breakthrough PND blood test developed by doctors

Doctors have developed the first blood test for postnatal depression (PND) in a breakthrough that could see tens of thousands women at risk receive treatment for the condition before they give birth. Researchers from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have described the discovery as “extremely important”. They believe a screening test based on their findings could be administered as part of ordinary NHS antenatal checks. Introduce methods to stop the diseaseEvery year, about one in seven pregnant women develop some level of depression in the first three months after giving birth. In severe cases it can result in