Researchers at Tohoku University may have found a way to predict a pregnant woman¡¯s likelihood of experiencing postpartum depression via blood analysis.
found that women with postpartum depression displayed contrasting changes in their levels of 37 metabolites ¡ª which are involved in the body¡¯s metabolism and energy-generating mechanisms ¡ª during pregnancy and the month after delivery compared with women who don¡¯t have the condition.
Specifically, pregnant women with a high chance of having postpartum depression had decreased levels of cytosine and increased levels of erythrulose during pregnancy compared with those without.
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