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" Most women have had a bout of the baby blues after delivery\u2014a few weeks after my baby was born, I called my mother, sobbing that I wanted to be a good mother but that I just didn&amp;#039;t know how. While I was lucky my breakdown only lasted a day, 15 percent of women suffer full-blown postpartum depression (PPD). But now some researchers think they might have found the missing link in the mystery of the disorder: copper.  According to a new study by the Pfeiffer Treatment Center and the Health Research Institute, the naturally elevated copper levels in pregnant women do not normalize post-delivery in those with postpartum depression. The coauthor of the study explained to Reuters that excess copper in the brain can alter the balance of dopamine and norepinephrine, two mood-regulating chemicals in the brain. The study&amp;#039;s next step is to see if controlling copper levels can successfully treat PPD. Hopefully, this means that we&amp;#039;ll hear less arguments between celebrities about the right and wrong way to go about treating PPD and more about helping the women who suffer. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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