Trial reportMaternal and child health journal2015
Maternal depressive symptoms and parenting practices 3-months postpartum.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Factors Associated With Treatment Engagement and Outcome for Women in the Perinatal Period Receiving Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma-Related Disorders.Depression and anxiety · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy-based interventions for maternal perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk of mental disorders in the perinatal period among migrant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2017Pooled it
- Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Acceptability and use of the Saving Mothers mPOWHER Maternal Health Kit.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Home visiting for postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- A Tailored Postpartum eHealth Physical Activity Intervention for Individuals at High Risk of Postpartum Depression-the POstpartum Wellness Study (POW): Protocol and Data Overview for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Study protocol for the Mindful Moms Study: A randomized controlled trial evaluating a mindful movement intervention for marginalized pregnant people experiencing depression.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Allopregnanolone Concentrations in Breast Milk and Plasma from Healthy Volunteers Receiving Brexanolone Injection, With Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Potential Relative Infant Dose.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2022Article
- Father involvement, couple relationship quality, and maternal Postpartum Depression: the role of ethnicity among low-income families.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Associations among Caesarean Section Birth, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Postpartum Depression Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of maternal post-partum depressive symptoms on child diet at 18 months.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Infant Feeding Practices at Hospital Discharge: Findings from the Born in Queensland Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Allopregnanolone in postpartum depression: Role in pathophysiology and treatment.Neurobiology of stress · 2020Review
- Development and evaluation of a mother-centered toolkit for postpartum behavioral and psychosocial health.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Association of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Offspring Physical Health in Low-Income Families.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Is Perceived Discrimination in Pregnancy Prospectively Linked to Postpartum Depression? Exploring the Role of Education.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Suicidal Ideation During the Postpartum Period.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2016Article
- Maternal depression as a risk factor for children's inadequate housing conditions.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2016Article
- Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes Toward Postpartum Depression: Is It Part of Their Job?Journal of primary care & community health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Using data from two postpartum depression randomized trials, we examined the association between postpartum depressive symptoms and parenting practices among a diverse group of mothers. We examined the association between safety practices (back sleep position, car seat use, smoke alarm), feeding practices (breastfeeding, infant intake of cereal, juice, water), and health care practices (routine well child and Emergency Room (ER) visits) with 3-month postpartum depressive symptoms assessed using the Edinburgh Depression Scale (EPDS ≥10). Fifty-one percent of mothers were black or Latina, 33 % had Medicaid, and 30 % were foreign born. Depressed mothers were less likely to have their infant use back sleep position (60 vs. 79 %, p < .001), always use a car seat (67 vs. 84 %, p < .001), more likely to feed their infants water, juice, or cereal (36 vs. 25 %, p = .04 respectively), and to bring their babies for ER visits (26 vs. 16 %, p = .03) as compared with non-depressed mothers. In multivariable model, depressed mothers remained less likely to have their infant use the back sleep position, to use a car seat, and to have a working smoke alarm in the home. Findings suggest the need to intervene early among mothers with depressive symptoms and reinforce positive parenting practices.
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