Lucy wrote:

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
...

By and large women who plan for and get unmedicated
births generally report themselves to be more satisfied with
their births and report that they felt most in control of
their births.


Thanks. That makes sense. I guess I hadn't realised that not being in
control of the birth was a cause of PPD. I had always just assumed it was a
chemical imbalance type thing.

It is, largely, but there are risk factors that make it
more or less likely to develop. A traumatic labor, lack of
control, etc. can be things that increase the likelihood.

Best wishes,
Ericka