SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2023
The Effects of Maternal Perinatal Depression on Child IQ: A Systematic Review.
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- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2025Guideline
- Maternal anxiety or depression and cognitive ability in young male offspring: A population-based cohort study using cognitive test scores from the Danish Conscription Board Examination.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Relationship between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety symptoms: P4 study.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Association of pre-pregnancy and pregnancy sleep on the risk of postpartum depression: a nationwide birth cohort-the Japan Environment and Children's Study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Feelings Matter: Predicting Postpartum Depression Symptoms from Pregnancy Planning and Emotional Reaction to Pregnancy.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
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- Postpartum Depression Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management: An Appraisal of the Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- [From generation to generation: mechanisms of risk transmission of parental mental illness in early childhood].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Review
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- Parental factors predicting social deviance and psychological outcomes in offspring: Evidence from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2024Article
- Herbal Medicine for Postpartum Pain: A Systematic Review of Puerperal Wind Syndrome (Sanhupung).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Influencing factors and risk prediction modeling of maternal postpartum depression: a cross-sectional study in Chinese puerperal women of sitting the month.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- An Interprofessional Approach to Teaching About Postpartum Depression.Journal of midwifery & women's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMaternal perinatal depression has been shown to have long lasting effects on children's development. Studies have described the relationship of perinatal depression on children's cognition, especially negative effects on intelligence quotient (IQ). However, a recent examination of the current studies to discern the patterns and strength of associations between perinatal depression and child IQ is not available.
objectiveThe purpose of this systematic review is to discern the effects of perinatal depression, prenatally and within the first 12 months of the postpartum period, on the IQ of the child aged 0-18 years old.
methodsWe searched the electronic databases: PubMed and CINAHL. We identified 1633 studies, and included 17 studies in the final review based on pre-determined criteria. After the data was extracted, we assessed the strength of the study using the national heart, lung, and blood institute quality assessment tool for observational cohort and cross-sectional studies. This systematic review had a total sample of 10,757 participants.
resultsAcross the studies, we identified a relationship between limited maternal responsiveness due to postpartum depression and a decrease in full IQ scores in younger children. Male children were found to be more sensitive to the postpartum depression, resulting in a decrease in IQs, in comparison to female children.
conclusionsPolicies should be implemented to identify women suffering from perinatal depression to mitigate the effects of the disorder for both the mother and her child.
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