An important story appeared in yesterday's Los Angeles Times - Thanks to reporter Denise Gellene!

"War Wives at Greater Risk of Postpartum Depression:
Researchers say spouses of deployed servicemen should be screened after giving birth"

The story highlights a study presented at last week's annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, held in San Diego.

As the lead reads:

"Women with spouses on military deployment during their pregnancies face a nearly threefold higher risk for postpartum depression in initial screening tests, researchers reported this week.

The findings mean that military wives should be informed of the risk and aggressively screened for depression during their postpartum medical exams, said lead author Dr. Jeffrey Millegan of the Naval Medical Center in San Diego."