ArticleMaternal and child health journal2017
The Impact of Perinatal Depression on Children's Social-Emotional Development: A Longitudinal Study.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of clinical psychological guidance for perinatal mental health.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Parental Postnatal Depression in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Its Effects on the Parent-Child Relationship and the Child's Developmental Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Changes in Prevalence and Severity of Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Paternal and Maternal Depression During the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- DNA methylation studies of depression with onset in the peripartum: A critical systematic review.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of an Early Home Visiting Program on Maternal Depression.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Trial
- Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Trial
- A Pilot Trial of a Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Paradigm in the Perinatal Period.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Trial
- How group singing facilitates recovery from the symptoms of postnatal depression: a comparative qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2018Trial
- Community Navigation: Iterative Development and Implementation of a Prenatal Psychosocial System of Care.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pregnancy and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, and Child Socioemotional Problems Over the First Three Years of Life.Child maltreatment · 2026Article
- Perinatal mood and anxiety diagnoses and treatment increased among medicaid births, 2017-2021.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify symptoms of depression in Norwegian postpartum women.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Awareness, Attitudes, and Help-Seeking Intention Towards Perinatal Depression Among Women from Different Ethnic Groups in Western Rural China.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- The Baby Triple P online positive parenting programme for mothers accessing community perinatal mental health care (the OPAL study): a feasibility study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The landscape of musical care during the beginning of life in the United Kingdom: a mixed-methods survey study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Support preferences among women with and without postpartum depression and anxiety disorder.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Perinatal and Childhood Risk Factors of Adverse Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review Using a Socioecological Model.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Barriers to Creating and Implementing Child Mental Health Policies That Promote Child Mental Health Competence in Victoria, Australia: A Qualitative Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- The mediating role of parent-child bonding for the prospective association of prenatal depressive symptoms with child development at 14 months postpartum.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives This longitudinal population study aimed to investigate if maternal depression at different time points during the perinatal period impacts children's social-emotional development at 2 years of age. Methods Participants were women (n = 1235) who gave birth at Akershus University Hospital in Norway. Maternal depressive symptoms were assessed by using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at pregnancy week 32 and at 8 weeks and 2 years postpartum, whereas children's social-emotional development at the age of 2 years was assessed by using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional. Bi- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the linkage between maternal perinatal depression and children's early social-emotional development. Results Multivariate analyses showed that social-emotional problems in the child 2 years after birth were strongly associated with maternal depression at pregnancy week 32 (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.4; 95 % CI 1.4-8.0), depression at 8 weeks postpartum (aOR 3.8; 95 % CI 1.7-8.6), and with depression at both time points (aOR 3.7; 95 % CI 1.5-10.1). Conclusion Findings indicate pre- and postnatal depression each bears an independent, adverse impact on children's social-emotional development.
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