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Should every hospital in the world screen new mothers for post-partum depression?

The attention goes to celebrity sufferers, such as Brooke Shields, or to grim cases in which mothers kill their children. But beyond the headlines about postpartum depression, states are making strides in raising awareness of the disorder and screening more mothers for it. The boldest move has come in New Jersey, where a first-of-its-kind law was signed this month requiring doctors to educate expectant mothers and their families about postpartum depression and to screen new moms for the widespread condition.

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