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http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.115.522.597 | DOI Listing |
Midwifery
January 2025
Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University in Katowice, Poland.
Background: Social support and maternal self-efficacy are important protective factors against depression. However, the contribution of these variables to postpartum depression in the context of persistent maternal fatigue and prolonged unrestrained infant crying is unclear.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore possible mediating roles of maternal chronic fatigue, infant crying intensity, and frustration as a maternal emotional response to infant crying on the relationship between social support, maternal self-efficacy and maternal depression.
Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry
November 2024
Institute for Psychosocial Prevention, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic placed many restrictions on families and affected the mental health of parents and children. The present study examines how the restrictions imposed during the pandemic and parental mental health affect early childhood psychopathology.
Method: From September 2019 to December 2021, the Outpatient Department of Family Therapy at the Institute for Psychosocial Prevention, Heidelberg surveyed a clinical sample of 249 families who sought consultation for early childhood psychopathology.
Arch Womens Ment Health
January 2025
Centre of Excellence in Early Intervention and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Copenhagen K, DK-1353, Denmark.
Purpose: This study investigated whether maternal antenatal attachment (MAA) in the third trimester was associated with self-reported problematic infant crying at eight weeks postnatally and explored links with postnatal depressive symptoms.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted with 1287 pregnant participants in Danish general practice. MAA was measured using the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) in the third trimester.
BMC Psychiatry
December 2024
Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, China.
Background: New mothers frequently encounter postpartum depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, which pose challenges in diagnosis and treatment owing to their intricate interplay. This study employs network analysis to explore the interconnections between these symptoms and identify potential intervention points.
Methods: The study was carried out from December 2023 to June 2024 at the postpartum clinics of three representative tertiary hospitals in Nantong City.
Front Glob Womens Health
November 2024
Department of Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States.
Introduction: Exposure to prenatal depressive symptoms is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and child health complications. Research examining experiences of maternal depression among Latinas living in the United States, who have increased risk for experiencing prenatal depression symptoms, is lacking.
Objectives: The purpose of this qualitative investigation is to examine the experience of prenatal depression symptoms among Latinas primarily of Mexican descent.
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