SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Parental Postnatal Depression in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Its Effects on the Parent-Child Relationship and the Child's Developmental Outcomes.
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- The association between parent-adolescent conflicts and depressive mood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Disrupted beginnings: Neurodevelopmental outcomes of COVID-19 lockdowns in early childhood (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Review
- Children's Behavioral Development in Correlation with Postpartum Mental Health During Pandemic Period.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal adverse childhood experiences, postnatal depression, and early parenting behaviors: a study of microcoded mother-infant interaction in early infancy.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Parental Mental Health and Child Behavior in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Missed opportunities: The unknown impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early childhood development in the WHO European region.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Review
- Effects of 12-Week Infant Shantala Massage Program on Maternal Emotional Well-Being Following First-Time Birth.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of Paternal Postpartum Depression on Maternal and Infant Health: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2024Review
- Becoming a first-time father during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Dropout or Drop-In Experiences in an Internet-Delivered Intervention to Prevent Depression and Enhance Subjective Well-Being During the Perinatal Period: Qualitative Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- COVID-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes, Mental Health and Placenta: Focus in Latin America.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The international literature has shown that maternal and paternal postnatal depression (PND) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the perinatal period, with significant consequences for parent-infant relationships and infant development. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the rates of prevalence of PND, exacerbating the mental health risk for new families. This systematic review aims to examine the effect of maternal and paternal PND on parent-infant relationships and children's development in the first 36 months after childbirth during the COVID-19 outbreak. Eligible studies were identified using the following databases: Medline, CINAHL, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. Of the 1252 studies considered, 10 studies met the inclusion criteria. Results showed that maternal PND significantly affected the quality of the early mother-infant relationship and the infant's motor, self-regulation, and socio-emotional development. In addition, the detrimental impact of maternal PND on the quality of early mother-infant relationships seems to become stronger as COVID-19 concerns increase. No studies included fathers. These findings strengthened the importance of planning targeted prevention and treatment strategies to prevent PND and its short- and long-term consequences, especially in the case of stressful and traumatic events. They also suggested the urgent need for further exploration of fathers.
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