Fengqiong Han

Unraveling the hormonal causality in postpartum depression: findings from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

OBJECTIVES: Postpartum depression (PPD) profoundly affects maternal health and disrupts mother-infant bonding, with lasting effects on infant development. The causal roles of hormones that change most dramatically during the perinatal period, including estradiol, cortisol, and pr...