(CNN) Women who have general anesthesia during C-sections are significantly more likely to experience severe post-partum depression resulting in hospitalization, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, according to a study published last week . General anesthesia induces sleep , meaning that mothers won't be able to see, feel or remember anything during childbirth. The study found that 1,158 of the women who received general anesthesia, or about 3%, experienced severe postpartum depression that required hospitalization. The authors caution that their findings don't necessarily mean that general anesthesia causes postpartum depression. The authors also noted that they might have underestimated the actual instances of postpartum depression, because their study identified cases of postpartum depression based on delivery hospitalization and hospital readmission.

Source: CNN February 08, 2020 07:07 UTC