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Living Well: Managing prenatal depression
Beat pregnancy blues
Four in 10 pregnant women here suffer from depressive symptoms that may affect the unborn child if left untreated, experts say
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Ms Alice Yu Yuebo thought she was lucky because she had a worry-free pregnancy with no morning sickness.
But around the five-month mark, she suffered from water retention so bad she could not recognise herself in the mirror. She tried to hide her face when she had to buy flip-flops five sizes larger.
