Observational studyJournal of paediatrics and child health2022
Parenting stress, maternal depression and child mental health in a Melbourne cohort before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- COVID-19 Pandemic Exposure and Toddler Behavioral Health in the ECHO Program.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Our lifestyles are back to 'normal', but is our mental health? Longitudinal assessment of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among Spanish adults: April 2021 to August 2022.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Developmental and behavioural outcomes at 2 years in babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic: communication concerns in a pandemic birth cohort.Archives of disease in childhood · 2023Observational
- Trajectories of child mental health, physical activity and screen-time during the COVID-19 pandemic considering different family situations: results from a longitudinal birth cohort.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2023Article
- Associations between parental well-being and early learning at home before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: observations from the China Family Panel Studies.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Short-Term Consequences of COVID-19 on Mental Health: State of the Art from Available Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimThis paper aims to examine the maternal and child mental health and parenting outcomes in the context of COVID-19 pandemic conditions using a sample from Melbourne, Australia - a city exposed to one of the longest lockdowns world-wide in response to the pandemic.
methodsThis study utilises observational data from a prospective, pregnancy cohort, Mercy Pregnancy Emotional Wellbeing Study and includes 468 women and their children followed up in Melbourne to 3-4 years postpartum pre-COVID pandemic and compared to those followed up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
resultsWhen compared to mothers followed up at 3-4 years postpartum pre-pandemic, those followed up during the COVID-19 pandemic showed higher depressive symptoms with a steep incline in their symptom trajectory (EMM
conclusionsOur findings highlight the vulnerability of those with pre-existing clinical mental health disorders and the need for adequate clinical care for this vulnerable group. Equally, our study indicates the possibility that parenting and early childhood mental health outcomes, at least in the short term, may be resilient.
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