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Article: Babies placed in incubators decrease risk of depression as adults.
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- November 30, 2008
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Montreal, November 10, 2008 u Babies who receive incubator care after birth are two to three times less likely to suffer depression as adults according to a new study published in the journal Pyschiatry Research. The surprising discovery was made by scientists from the Universite de Montreal and Sainte Justine Hospital Research Center in collaboration with researchers from McGill University, the Douglas Hospital Research Centre and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College in the U.K.
"In mammals, separation between mother and child after birth has always been considered a major stressor that can cause behavioural ...