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- •There may be postpartum depression (PPD) reduction with intrapartum epidural use.
- •Our population-based study examines epidural use and PPD physician and hospital visits.
- •We found no association between epidural and maternal PPD healthcare use.
- •Associations may exist between other analgesia modalities and PPD healthcare use.
- •Further studies of labor analgesia and maternal mental health outcomes are needed.
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