ArticlePLOS global public health2023
The association of different presentations of maternal depression with children's socio-emotional development: A systematic review.
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- Maternal postpartum depression risk differentially affects infant development across sociocultural groups.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- Women' and midwives' experiences of perinatal mental health care: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
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- Prenatal maternal depression and child behavioural and developmental outcomes: an individual participant data meta-analysis in 76,514 children from the EU Child Cohort Network.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Psychiatric outcomes and long-term school and work-related disability in offspring of parents with depression and treatment-resistant depression.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Nonlinear associations between maternal depressive symptoms and children's mental health: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Changes in phosphoethanolamine during the postpartum period and its association with depression.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Development of a revised and abbreviated version of the postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ-R): First U.S. validation and association to child outcomes.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Choline in Adolescent Pregnancy: The Impact on Fetal Brain Development and Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes of Offspring.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Differences in infant feeding methods at one month postpartum among women with psychiatric disorders and factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- The Role of Positive Parenting and Maternal Well-Being of Low-Income Chilean Adolescent Mothers in Their Children's Negativity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Are Children's Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviours at 5 Years Predicted by Maternal Perinatal Depression Trajectory Profiles?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Maternal depression from the perinatal period onwards is a global health priority associated with an increased likelihood of suboptimal socio-developmental outcomes in offspring. An important aspect of this association is the extent to which sustained maternal depression impacts on these outcomes. The current review synthesised the evidence on maternal depression from the perinatal period onwards and offspring internalising, externalising, and social competence outcomes. We also identified sources of methodological bias. A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted. Longitudinal studies targeting biological mothers with depressive symptomology, detailing onset, using repeated validated measures, and assessing children's outcomes between three and 12 years were included. Twenty-four studies met inclusion criteria. Findings supported the validity of different presentations of maternal depression, including consistent identification of a group of chronically depressed mothers across countries. Mothers within this group reported poorer internalising, externalising, and social competence outcomes for their offspring, with the highest levels of child problems associated with greater maternal chronicity and symptom severity. Results differed by measurement type with mothers rating poorer outcomes in comparison to teachers reports. For timing of depression, evidence was inconsistent for independent effects of antenatal or postnatal depression on child outcomes. There was substantial variability in study quality assessment. Assessing different presentations of maternal depression is essential for capturing the longitudinal associations between maternal depression and offspring outcomes to inform targets of early intervention. Chronicity, severity, and concurrent maternal depression have important implications for children's development and should be targeted in future programme planning. Further research in low- and middle-income countries is warranted.
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