A new research study has been released in France showing that giving birth to boys may raise the risk of severe postpartum depression. (For the full WebMD story, click here.)

From WebMD: " … the study author himself warns that the results may not apply to U.S. women. ‘I believe that it would be dangerous to alarm all U.S. women about [the potential mental health hazards associated with] boys’ delivery,’ writes Claude de Tychey, PhD, professor of clinical psychology at the Universite Nancy 2 in Nancy Cedex, France …"

This is interesting, but I wouldn’t give it too much thought at this point. Although I did suffer PPOCD after giving birth to a boy … Hmmmmm. Interestingly enough, a different piece of research from China shows that women there are more likely to suffer PPD if they have a girl.