We want to share our scientific views on the published article by Hayes et al. In the study by Hayes et al, it was found that blacks were less depressed when compared with whites. Earlier research findings depict that whites had more favorable psychological well-being compared with blacks. The big question is why the contrary is seen during pregnancy.

The authors should also explore the child-bearing age. An earlier research highlighted factors such as childlessness, high parity, and early child-bearing as contributing factors to the disturbance in the psychological well-being.

It is very important to know at what age depression begins in a pregnant women. Perhaps that would help clinicians for proper diagnosis. Facts like social support from the family and other precipitating factors could help in the treatment.

While considering the treatment of depression during pregnancy, the role of light therapy may be genuinely considered. Researchers have advocated light therapy useful during the antenatal and perinatal period because of its low cost, the treatment being home based, and it has a much lower side effect profile compared with pharmacotherapy.

Overall, this was an interesting article. We applaud the meticulous work of the authors and thank the editor for publishing such an important article.