New Pill to Treat Postpartum Depression Provides Relief to More Than 50% of Moms in Clinical Trial
A new mom with her child.Photo: Getty As many as1 in 5 womenexperiencepostpartum depressioneach year in the United States, and the condition often goes untreated. But a new pill could soon offer much-needed relief. The drug, called zuranolone, helped relieve thesymptoms of postpartum depressionin 53% of women in a large, double-blind clinical trial. The 151 new moms in the trial came from 33 clinics across the U.S. and had been diagnosed with severe postpartum depression....