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Network and behavioral signatures of postpartum behavioral deficits improve with a neurosteroid-based treatment

Postpartum depression (PPD) impacts nearly 20% of mothers and a much larger percentage (up to 75%) suffer from postpartum blues. Despite this high incidence, we still have an incomplete understanding of the underlying neurobiology of PPD. Deficits in neurosteroid signaling has been implicated in the vulnerability to postpartum behavioral deficits and mice with reduced expression of {delta}…

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