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Pregnancy may also be physically and psychologically challenging. This study investigates depression among pregnant and puerperal women with and without Bell\u2019s palsy and if degree of facial palsy and depression was correlated. Thirty-one women with pregnancy-associated Bell\u2019s and 31 women without Bell\u2019s palsy were prospectively included and followed one year at two University Hospitals, Stockholm. Depression was assessed with Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). In women with Bell\u2019s palsy, Facial Disability Index (FDI), Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) scale, and Sunnybrook Facial Grading System (SFGS) were collected. The association between Bell\u2019s palsy and EPDS\u2009\u2265\u200911 was assessed by logistic regression, and between EPDS and FDI, FaCE, and SFGS, respectively, by Spearman rank correlation. 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