ArticleEarly child development and care2020
The Effects of Early Postpartum Depression on Infant Temperament.
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- Postpartum maternal sleep disruption is associated with perception of infant temperament: findings from a 6-month longitudinal study.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Associations Among EEG Aperiodic Slope, Infant Temperament, and Maternal Anxiety/Depression Symptoms in Infancy.Psychophysiology · 2025Article
- Associations between mothers' and fathers' depression and anxiety prior to birth and infant temperament trajectories over the first year of life: Evidence from diagnoses and symptom severity.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Maternal depressive symptoms and early childhood temperament before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.Infant and child development · 2022Article
- Maternal Self-Efficacy Buffers the Effects of COVID-19-Related Experiences on Postpartum Parenting Stress.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · 2022Article
- Emotional Availability in Samples of Mothers at High Risk for Depression and With Substance Use Disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Research linking postpartum depression (PPD) with negative child outcomes has predominantly examined PPD at six weeks postpartum or later, and has not controlled for depression during pregnancy. The present study examined associations between PPD at three weeks postpartum and temperament in 6-month-old infants in a sample of women who were not depressed during pregnancy. Depression was assessed at three weeks and six months postpartum using the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS). Observed and maternal report of infant temperament was assessed when infants were 6-months-old. PPD symptoms significantly predicted observed temperament behaviour and marginally explained maternal report of infant temperament. Symptoms of PPD at three weeks postpartum were a stronger predictor than at six months. Findings suggest that early depressive symptoms may be particularly problematic, and have implications for early assessment and treatment of PPD even in women who were not depressed during pregnancy or are otherwise considered low risk.
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