Impact of postpartum depressive symptoms on mother and her 18-month-old infant.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is known to have important negative effects on mother, infant and mother-child relationship.

Methods: We present a case-control study of 35 mothers and their 18-month-old infants. These mothers suffered from postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) when the infants were three months old, as rated with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS, Cox 1987).

Postpartum depression and mother-infant relationship at 3 months old.

Background: This paper is part of a prospective, epidemiologic study concerning postpartum depression (PPD). The women were first examined during pregnancy; after delivery they were seen with their infants at 3 and 18 months. The present study focuses on the 3-months-postpartum results.