New mothers in their early forties are five times more likely to suffer from depression after giving birth than their younger counterparts, new research has revealed.

Researcher Giulia Muraca, a Phd student at the University of British Columbia, believes this could be due to higher stress levels among older mothers fuelled by anxieties about their pregnancy and birth. Read more on the Huffington Post UK:

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