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Economics professor Christopher Clarke joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about The Great Depression.

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Around 1 in 5 mothers experience perinatal depression. This condition involves depressive episodes during pregnancy or just after birth—often with lasting effects on both mother and child.

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