Digital therapy for prenatal insomnia may prevent postpartum depression

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Digital therapy for prenatal insomnia may prevent postpartum depression

A digital version of cognitive behavioral therapy, or dCBT, that previously had been shown to reduce insomnia during pregnancy may also prevent postpartum depression and reduce insomnia and anxiety in women up to six months after they give birth, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.