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The main purpose of the present study was to calculate percentile curves for total sleep duration per 24 hours, for nighttime and for daytime sleep duration from early infancy to late adolescence to illustrate the developmental course and agespecific variability of these variables among subjects.

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Postpartum Depression

We are expecting our second baby in a few months. I had the baby blues after our first child was born; he had severe colic and kept me awake a lot. I am wondering what the risks are for me to get postpartum depression after the birth of our next child?

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a very important condition to identify or prevent early on. If undiagnosed or left untreated, it not only affects the mom, but it has major future implications for the child such as cognitive, social, and behavioral issues.

There are typically three types of this condition. The first...

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