ArticleChild development2021
Trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Prevalence of postpartum depression in the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- The association of COVID-19 lockdowns with adverse birth and pregnancy outcomes in 28 high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Two Group Prenatal Care Interventions on Mental Health: An RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Trial
- How COVID-19 Affected Parenting in a Multi-City Sample With Low Incomes.Journal of family issues · 2025Article
- Trajectories of mothers' perinatal depressive symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: The protective role of romantic relationship quality.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2025Article
- Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.PloS one · 2025Article
- A bioecological longitudinal study of depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 36 months postpartum.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Eighteen-Month Outcomes Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Reproductive-Aged People Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Trajectories of COVID-19 pandemic-related depressive symptoms and potential predictors: the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- 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
- Associations of COVID-19 Stressors and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in New Mothers.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Perinatal depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Associations of stress, anxiety, and partner satisfaction with maternal-fetal attachment in women pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on infant development and maternal mental health in the first 2 years of life.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2023Article
- Toward a dimensional model of risk and protective factors influencing children's early cognitive, social, and emotional development during the COVID-19 pandemic.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2023Article
- Adapting Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Perinatal Depression to Improve Access and Appeal of Preventive Care.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2022Article
- Prenatal hair cortisol concentrations during the COVID-19 outbreak: Associations with maternal psychological stress and infant temperament.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2022Article
- "I had so many life-changing decisions I had to make without support": a qualitative analysis of women's pregnant and postpartum experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The role of alexithymia and perceived stress in mental health responses to COVID-19: A conditional process model.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Pandemics and pediatric otolaryngology.Operative techniques in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study sought to advance understanding of the potential long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for child development by characterizing trajectories of maternal perinatal depression, a common and significant risk factor for adverse child outcomes. Data came from 393 women (86% White, 8% Latina; mean age = 33.51 years) recruited during pregnancy (n = 247; mean gestational age = 22.94 weeks) or during the first year postpartum (n = 146; mean child age = 4.50 months; 55% female). Rates of depression appear elevated, relative to published reports and to a pre-pandemic comparison group (N = 155). This study also provides evidence for subgroups of individuals who differ in their depressive symptom trajectories over the perinatal period. Subgroup membership was related to differences in maternal social support, but not to child birth outcomes.
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