Postpartum depression and anxiety: a community-based study on risk factors before, during and after pregnancy

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 286, P. 158 - 165

Published: March 5, 2021

Depression and anxiety occur frequently postpartum, calling for early detection treatment. Evidence on risk factors may support detection, but is inconclusive. Our aim was to identify postpartum depression anxiety, before, during after pregnancy.We used data from 1406 mothers of the intervention arm Post-Up study. Risk were collected at 3 weeks 12 months postpartum. symptoms measured in first month by Edinburgh Postnatal Scale (EPDS) 6-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-6), respectively. We stepwise logistic regression relevant factors.Of mothers, 8.0% had EPDS-scores ≥9 14.7% STAI-6-scores ≥42. Factors associated with higher were: foreign language spoken home, history depression, low maternal self-efficacy poor current health mother. No initiation breastfeeding lower no increased risk. educational level, preterm birth, negative experience delivery week excessive infant crying, self-efficacy, partner health.Use a self-report instrument, potential bias mood status, inclusion emerging cases one postpartum.The shared separate help professionals identifying provide opportunities preventive interventions

Language: Английский

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Systematic review of the link between maternal anxiety and overprotection

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 295, P. 541 - 551

Published: Aug. 31, 2021

Language: Английский

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Infant crying predicts real-time fluctuations in maternal mental health in ecologically valid home settings.

Developmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 59(4), P. 733 - 744

Published: Feb. 27, 2023

Exposure to infant crying is a well-established predictor of mothers' mental health. However, this association may reflect many potential mechanisms. Capturing dynamic fluctuations in states simultaneously with caregiving experiences necessary identify the real-time processes influencing In study, we leveraged ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and infant-worn audio recorders capture variability health symptoms their exposure over one week racially socio-economically diverse urban North-American sample (

Language: Английский

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Born Under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions: Infant Regulatory Problems and Maternal Mental Health at 7 Months Postpartum

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Jan. 26, 2022

The SARS-COVID-19 pandemic and its associated disease control restrictions have in multiple ways affected families with young children, who may be especially vulnerable to mental health problems. Studies report an increase perinatal parental distress as well symptoms of anxiety or depression children during the pandemic. Currently, little is known about impact on infants their development. Infant regulatory problems (RPs) been identified early indicators child socio-emotional development, strongly maternal parent-infant interaction. Our study investigates whether parenthood under COVID-19 more depressive a perception having RPs regarding crying/fussing, sleeping, eating, compared mothers assessed before

Language: Английский

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Parental use of ‘cry it out’ in infants: no adverse effects on attachment and behavioural development at 18 months

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 61(11), P. 1184 - 1193

Published: March 10, 2020

Leaving infant to cry it out has been the subject of discussion among researchers and parents. Nevertheless, there is paucity empirical research investigating association between leaving consequent crying duration frequency, mother-infant attachment behavioural development.The sample with complete longitudinal data comprised 178 infants their caretakers. Parental use 'leaving out' were assessed maternal report at term, 3, 6 18 months, frequency was 3 months age. Attachment measured using strange situation procedure. Behavioural development two observational measures a parent-report questionnaire months.The crying' rare term increased over next months. 'Leaving associated decrease in Furthermore, few times often shorter fuss/cry No adverse impacts first on infant-mother found.Contemporary practice some parents United Kingdom occasionally or during not Increased age may indicate differential responding by related self-regulation.

Language: Английский

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Adverse effect of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic: increased incidence of pediatric crisis admissions due to eating disorders and adolescent intoxications

European Journal of Pediatrics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 182(3), P. 1137 - 1142

Published: Jan. 4, 2023

Language: Английский

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The consequences of having an excessively crying infant in the family: an integrative literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 33(4), P. 779 - 790

Published: May 6, 2019

The consequences of having an excessively crying infant in the family are acknowledged research, yet to our knowledge, no literature review has been made regarding overall and infant. This integrative fills gap with aim synthesise current research.To identify, describe previous studies on family.An published between January 2008 April 2018. search was conducted following databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Medic Journals@Ovid. Empirical reporting eligible for inclusion. Quality appraisal performed using CASP tools JBI checklists. extracted data were analysed thematic analysis.Thirty-one articles included review. Ten themes identified: create desperation. It ruins everyday life, impairs breastfeeding, isolates casts parents into loneliness, strains breaks relationships feelings failure as a parent. brings struggle that can lead physical mental exhaustion. may have problems later childhood. Parents actively trying solve problem adjust. Time allows survival traces negative symptoms, memories.The harmful health. Caring exhaustion, which might escalate abuse. These findings help professionals understand this complex phenomenon encourage actions concrete support. Further research is required explore evidence-based interventions infants their families.

Language: Английский

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Links among maternal antenatal attachment, postnatal depressive symptoms and infant crying: a prospective cohort study

Archives of Women s Mental Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Why do babies cry? Exploring the role of the gut microbiota in infantile colic, constipation, and cramps in the KOALA birth cohort study

Gut Microbes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: March 30, 2025

Gastrointestinal symptoms are common during infancy, including infantile colic. Colic can be loosely defined as prolonged and recurrent crying without obvious cause. The cause indeed remains unclear despite much research. Results on infant nutrition inconclusive, but prior work has linked maternal mental health to crying. Recently, several small studies have described associations between gut microbiota We used a larger cohort examine the role of in gastrointestinal health, while also accounting for other biopsychosocial factors. Using fecal 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing data from 1,012 infants KOALA birth cohort, we examined 1-month parent-reported functional throughout colic, constipation, cramps. These analyses were adjusted factors that associated with broader analysis involving 2,665 participants. In 257 infants, explored breastmilk human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) symptoms. Higher relative abundance Staphylococcus at one month was less constipation first three months life. Conversely, Ruminococcus gnavus group more colicky symptoms, particularly four seven months. Breastmilk concentrations HMOs lacto-N-hexaose (LNH) lacto-N-neohexaose (LNnH) Our results support conclusion relevant colic constipation. However is needed elucidate underlying mechanisms, explore their interplay such health.

Language: Английский

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Maternal Parenting Stress in the Face of Early Regulatory Disorders in Infancy: A Machine Learning Approach to Identify What Matters Most

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 2, 2021

Objective: Early regulatory disorders (ERD) in infancy are typically associated with high parenting stress (PS). Theoretical and empirical literature suggests a wide range of factors that may contribute to PS related ERD. The aim this study was identify key predictors maternal within large predictor data set sample N = 135 mothers infants diagnosed Methods: We used machine learning relevant predictors. Maternal assessed the Parenting Stress Index. multivariate dataset cross-sectionally consisted 464 self-reported clinically rated variables covering mother-reported psychological distress, self-efficacy, parental reflective functioning, socio-demographics, each parent's history illness, recent significant life events, former miscarriage/abortion, pregnancy, obstetric history, infants' medical development, social environment. Variables were drawn from behavioral diaries on symptoms co-regulative behavior as well clinical interview which utilized diagnose ERD assess symptoms, quality parent–infant relationship, organic/biological psychosocial risks, social–emotional functioning. Results: final prediction model identified 11 important summing up areas distress (particularly depression anger-hostility), infant duration fussing/crying), age-appropriate physical development. RMSE (i.e., accuracy) applied test 21.72 ( R 2 0.58). Conclusions: This among behavioral, environmental, developmental, mental health variables, mother's higher particularly anger child fussing/crying age-inappropriate development PS. With these identified, clinicians more efficiently low-risk help-seeking sample.

Language: Английский

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