Baby Blues?

USD Gets $3M for Depression Study

Women who are pregnant or have recently given birth will be the focus of a five-year study at the University of San Diego.

The university announced it has won a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study perinatal depression.

Dr. Cynthia Connelly, the director of nursing research at USD, said the condition affects more than one out of 10 women who are pregnant or who have a baby under one year of age.

It's the largest research award in the school's history, according to KPBS.org.

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