Maternal psychiatric admissions and Child developmental delays: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Children of mothers experiencing mental illness are known to exhibit elevated rates of developmental delays. However, there is little evidence-based research on the impact of perinatal psychiatric admissions. Here we aim to quantify the association between maternal mental illness that leads to admission, and the likelihood of child developmental delay. In addition, we aim to understand the association between the timing of admission, the maternal diagnosis and the developmental domain in which delays manifest.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of data from well-child visits of 634,918 term-born children assessed between 2016 and 2022 at the ages of 1 to 36 months. Likelihood of failure in milestone attainment was modelled based on maternal psychiatric information av

SUBMITTER: Bilu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12702798 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature