ArticleThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2025
Maternal mental disorders and neonatal outcomes: Danish population-based cohort study.
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- Birth outcomes for women with pre-existing mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Psychiatric History and Postpartum Depression: The Mediating Role of Obstetric Complications.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Association Between Maternal Genome-Wide Polygenic Scores for Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Adverse Perinatal Events: A Danish Population-Based Study.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026Article
- The optimal childbearing age and birth spacing in china: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have indicated associations between maternal mental disorders and adverse birth outcomes; however, these studies mainly focus on certain types of mental disorders, rather than the whole spectrum.
aimsWe aimed to conduct a broad study examining all maternal mental disorder types and adverse neonatal outcomes which is needed to provide a more complete understanding of the associations.
methodWe included 1 132 757 liveborn singletons born between 1997 and 2015 in Denmark. We compared children of mothers with a past (>2 years prior to conception;
resultsOdds ratios for children exposed to past, recent and persistent maternal mental disorders suggested an increased risk for almost all adverse neonatal outcomes. Estimates were highest for children in the 'persistent' group for all outcomes, with the exception of the association between persistent maternal mental disorders and neonatal death (odds ratio 0.96, 0.62-1.48).
conclusionsOur study provides evidence for increased risk of multiple adverse neonatal outcomes among children of mothers with mental disorders, highlighting the need for close monitoring and support for women with mental disorders.
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