Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study sought to advance understanding of the potential long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for child development by characterizing trajectories of maternal perinatal depression, a common and significant risk factor for adverse child outcomes. Data came from 393 women (86% White, 8% Latina; mean age = 33.51 years) recruited during pregnancy (n = 247; mean gestational age = 22.94 weeks) or during the first year postpartum (n = 146; mean child age = 4.50 months; 55% female). Rates of depression appear elevated, relative to published reports and to a pre-pandemic comparison group (N = 155). This study also provides evidence for subgroups of individuals who differ in their depressive symptom trajectories over the perinatal period. Subgroup membership was related to differences in maternal social support, but not to child birth outcomes.
Source: Child Development
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13656
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: The Impact of Maternal Obesity and Poor Antenatal Nutrition on Offspring RDoC Dimensions and Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, G2037788131, Prevention Research Center: Parenting Among Women Who Are Opioid Users, Prenatal and Early Life Predictors of Child Psychopathology, G676563190, 1/4 Investigation of opioid exposure and neurodevelopment (iOPEN)
OpenAlex ID: W3193978900