ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2022
Role of Maternal Depression on Child Development: A Prospective Analysis from Pregnancy to Early Childhood.
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- Supportive Nursing Care Intervention for Handling Depression and Anxiety Among Mothers of Neonates Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A Meta-Analysis.Nursing open · 2025Pooled it
- Characteristics of maternal depression and children's functioning: A meta-analytic review.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluating the Efficacy of MamaLift Plus Digital Therapeutic Mobile App for Postpartum Depression (SuMMER): Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pivotal Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Associations of Mediterranean diet with psychological ill-being and well-being throughout the pregnancy course: The GESTAFIT project.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Antenatal depression: Efficacy of a pre-post therapy study and repercussions in motor development of children during the first 18 months postpartum. Study: "Pregnancy care, healthy baby".Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Telehealth Group Intervention to Reduce Perinatal Depressive Symptoms: A Mixed Methods Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthTrial
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- Maternal psychological distress, breast milk extracellular vesicles, and infant immunity: A translational study.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- Experiences of Mothers Following the Medicaid Postpartum Extension.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Longitudinal associations between maternal depression, problematic media use, and parenting efficacy as a time-varying mediator.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Magnitude of antenatal depression and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Chelia Ditrict, West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.Reproductive health · 2026Article
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- Barriers to treatment-seeking behaviors among pregnant women with depression: a national cross-sectional study in Indonesia.Korean journal of family medicine · 2026Article
- Maternal depression with and without a history of childhood maltreatment and newborn white matter microstructure.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists in different pregnancy trimesters and risk of maternal and neonatal outcomes: a propensity weighted cohort study in Taiwan.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Can reporting mood swings during oral contraceptive use predict peripartum depression? Results from the Swedish longitudinal cohort study Mom2B.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- DNA Methylation Mediates the Association Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and the Broad Autism Phenotype in Human Adolescents: Project Ice Storm.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Amongst Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics at Quaternary Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and 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
- One size doesn't fit all: Attitudes towards work modify the relation between parental leave length and postpartum depression.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Few studies have examined how different characteristics of maternal depression may be associated with developmental outcomes among low-income children. The current study prospectively examined whether the timing (pregnancy vs. early postpartum), severity, and chronicity of maternal depression were associated with child cognitive and social-emotional development in two cohorts of primarily low-income Latinx immigrant mothers and their children. Maternal depression was assessed during pregnancy and at 6 months postpartum. Child development was assessed up to 5 years postpartum. Results showed that maternal depression experienced during pregnancy was associated with lower child cognitive development, particularly among girls. Additionally, both the timing (pregnancy and early postpartum) and severity/chronicity of maternal depression were each independently associated with lower child social-emotional development. These findings highlight the need for early prevention interventions to help offset the adverse effects of maternal depression on child developmental outcomes in this at-risk population.
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