BABIES FEEL MOMS' POSTPARTUM BLUES, TOO.

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That period of depression that bothers many new mothers could have a long-term effect on their babies. Researchers from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., found that depressed mothers and their babies have increased amounts of the hormone cortisol in their blood--an indication of stress.

Cortisol levels in the babies' systems remained high months afterward, even...