Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Newborn behavior and risk of postnatal depression in the mother
Infancy, Volume 4, No. 4, Year 2003
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
The aim of this study was to assess which behavioral characteristics of the newborn infant are associated with an increased risk of postnatal depression (PND) in the mother. A total of 497 mothers from a prospective cohort study were recruited during the last trimester of pregnancy. Infants were evaluated at 3 days with the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Scale. Maternal PND was assessed at 6 weeks postpartum with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Behavioral characteristics of the infant predicted the occurrence of PND, independent of other risk factors for PND: The lower the infants' orientation performance, the higher the risk that the mother would present with PND 6 weeks after delivery. As orientation capacities play a key role in the interactional skills developed between mothers and their infants, an infant who is difficult to engage in interaction may contribute to the risk of PND. Copyright © 2003, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sutter-Dallay, Anne Laure
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
France, Bordeaux
Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens
Murray, Lynne
United Kingdom, Reading
University of Reading
Verdoux, Hélène
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Statistics
Citations: 30
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1207/S15327078IN0404_10
ISSN:
15250008
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative