ArticleArchives of women's mental health2024
Maternal perinatal social support and infant social-emotional problems and competencies: a longitudinal cross-cohort replication study.
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- Longitudinal links between prenatal maternal depression and anxiety symptoms and infant temperament: The roles of postnatal symptoms and perceived partner support.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Maternal Social Support Reshapes the Offspring Brain Transcriptome to Buffer Prenatal Stress in Mice.Research square · 2026Article
- Exploring the Evidence Base on the Association Between Parents' Adverse and Positive Experiences and the Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes of Their Offspring: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Understanding Maternal Engagement and Child Development in the Context of Perinatal Depression.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026Article
- Women's perceived partner support during the perinatal and early childhood period: changes over time for women with and without Major Depressive Disorder.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Maternal social support and child developmental outcomes: an analysis of the Born in Bradford cohort.Archives of disease in childhood · 2025Article
- It Takes a Village: Unpacking Contextual Factors Influencing Caregiving in Urban Poor Neighbourhoods of Bangalore, South India.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Maternal prenatal PTSD symptoms mediate the association between disrupted prenatal maternal representations of the child and infant social-emotional functioning.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- The role of social support in shaping maternal experiences during the postpartum hospital stay: A qualitative study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
purposeMaternal perinatal social support is theorised to promote offspring social-emotional development, yet few studies have prospectively examined this relationship. Findings may inform preventative intervention efforts, to support a healthy start to emotional life.
methodsThis study examined whether maternal social support perinatally predicts infant social-emotional development at 12 months of age in two longitudinal cohort studies: The Australian Temperament Project (ATP) (n = 1,052 mother-infant dyads [653 mothers, M
resultsIn ATP, social support was associated with lower offspring problems (pregnancy: β = -0.15; post-birth: β = -0.12) and greater competencies (pregnancy: β = 0.12; post-birth: β = 0.16) at 12 months. In Triple B, social support also predicted lower offspring problems (pregnancy: β = -0.11; post-birth: β = -0.07) and greater competencies (pregnancy: β = 0.07) at 12 months. Findings did not indicate an association between support at eight-weeks post-birth and subsequent competencies (β = 0.06).
conclusionsEvidence suggests that perinatal social support promotes healthy infant social and emotional development. These results underscore the critical importance of social support for mothers transitioning into parenthood.
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