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Preconception risk and promotive factors of postpartum social support: A multidecade prospective cohort study.

Year: 2026

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: = 0.11 to 0.16) levels of the developmental ecology. There was little evidence of differences between mothers and fathers, and first-time and subsequent parents. Findings suggest that the origins of postpartum social support may be evident decades before parenthood. Parents with a preconception history of mental health problems, lower levels of social skills, or relationship difficulties are at risk of lower social support in the postpartum periods and may benefit from targeted interventions responsive to their developmental contexts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Developmental Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/dev0002176

Authors: Ebony J. Biden, Christopher J. Greenwood, Jacqui A. Macdonald, Elizabeth A. Spry, Craig A. Olsson, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Ben Edwards, Primrose Letcher

Institutions: Deakin University, University College Cork, Australian National University

Language: English

Topic: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Australian Institute of Family Studies, Deakin University, State Government of Victoria, Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council

Awards: Preconception determinants of child health and development: A 4-year follow up of offspring born to the Australian Temperament Project, Development and Trial Implementation of a Comprehensive Intergenerational Mental Health Monitoring System, G6140682200

OpenAlex ID: W7154176119

FWCI: 6.056

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