LISTEN: Dr Sarah Johns from the University of Kent explains why women who give birth to boys are more likely to develop postnatal depression - 09/11/2018

Nov 09, 2018, 11:33 AM

Researchers at the University of #Kent have found the chances of new mums developing postnatal depression are far higher if they have a baby boy...

Their study looked at almost 300 women and found those who gave birth to a son were at least 70% more likely to get the condition, compared to those who had girls.

Dr Sarah Johns who carried out the research told us why that might be.