Maternal mental disorders and neonatal outcomes: Danish population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have indicated associations between maternal mental disorders and adverse birth outcomes; however, these studies mainly focus on certain types of mental disorders, rather than the whole spectrum.

Aims

We aimed to conduct a broad study examining all maternal mental disorder types and adverse neonatal outcomes which is needed to provide a more complete understanding of the associations.

Method

We included 1 132 757 liveborn singletons born between 1997 and 2015 in Denmark. We compared children of mothers with a past (>2 years prior to conception; n = 48 646), recent (2 years prior to conception and during pregnancy; n = 15 899) or persistent (both past and recent; n = 10 905) diagnosis of any mental disorder, with childre

SUBMITTER: Momen NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781859 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature