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Global mourning: Study finds link between pregnancy loss and mental illness

Updated: March 5, 2021 at 5:57 pm EST  See Comments

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March 5, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Abortion not only aggravates pre-existing mental illness but also can mark the onset of problems for women with no history of psychiatric disorders, according to a new study.

The study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health revealed that “pregnancy loss prior to a first live birth increases the risk of postpartum psychiatric disorders,” regardless of a woman’s prior mental health history. This risk is most elevated for women who have given birth within 90 days.

Researchers who examined medical claim records for more than 1.9 million women found that induced abortion or miscarriage of a first pregnancy increases the risk of postpartum mental health problems by 10 to 35 percent. The risk of postpartum psychiatric care requiring hospitalization increased by 83 percent.

It is the first peer-reviewed study to carefully control variables related to a prior history of mental illness and the timing of the first episode of mental health problems specifically within the six months following delivery of a living child.

This notable report comes as no shock to

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