ArticleBMC psychiatry2019
Mothers with and without bipolar disorder and their infants: group differences in mother-infant interaction patterns at three months postpartum.
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- The impact of severe mental disorders on mother-infant interaction: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
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- Evaluation of the Early Development of 6-Month-Old Babies in the Case of Maternal Postpartum Depression with or Without Bipolar Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Multiple Risk in Pregnancy- Prenatal Risk Constellations and Mother-Infant Interactions, Parenting Stress, and Child Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study from Pregnancy to 18 Months Postpartum.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Parental Coping, Representations, and Interactions with Their Infants at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Maternal Interaction With Infants Among Women at Elevated Risk for Postpartum Depression.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mother-Infant Bonding in Patients with Bipolar Disorder.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2022Article
- Learning to mentalize: Exploring vulnerable parents' experiences of change during video guidance in an infant mental health clinic.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Lithium Medication in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding-A Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Like Taking a Magnifying Glass Into Everyday Life: Vulnerable Parents' Experiences With Video Guidance in an Infant Mental Health Clinic.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Bipolar offspring and mothers: interactional challenges at infant age 3 and 12 months-a developmental pathway to enhanced risk?International journal of bipolar disorders · 2020Article
- The Vulnerable Newborn of a Mentally Ill Mother in a Resource-Limited Setting.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWomen with bipolar disorder (BD) have a high risk of illness relapse postpartum. The risk coincides with the period when mother-infant interactions are evolving. We compared mother-infant interactions in dyads where the mothers have BD with dyads where the mothers have no mental disorder. The association between concurrent affective symptoms of BD mothers and interaction quality was investigated.
methodsTwenty-six women with BD and 30 comparison women with infants were included. The Parent-Child Early Relational Assessment (PCERA) was used to assess maternal behaviour, infant behaviour and dyadic coordination in interactions at 3 months postpartum. The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology and Young Mania Rating Scale were used to assess affective symptoms of BD mothers at the time of interaction.
resultsThere were significant group differences with medium to large effect sizes (0.73-1.32) on five of six subscales within the three interactional domains. Most interactional concerns were identified in dyadic coordination. No significant associations were found between maternal symptom load and interaction quality within the BD sample. Forty-six percent of the BD mothers experienced a mood episode within 0-3 months postpartum.
conclusionsThe present study identified challenges for mothers with BD and their infants in "finding" each other in interaction at 3 months postpartum. If sustained, this interaction pattern may have a long-term impact on children's development. We suggest interventions specifically focusing on sensitising and supporting mothers to read infants' cues on a micro-level. This may help them to respond contingently and improve dyadic coordination and synchronicity.
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