Maternal perinatal and concurrent depressive symptoms and child behavior problems: a sibling comparison study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have found significant associations between maternal prenatal and postpartum depression and child behavior problems (CBP). The present study investigates whether associations remain in a prospective, longitudinal design adjusted for familial confounding.

Methods

The sample comprised 11,599 families including 17,830 siblings from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study. Mothers reported depressive symptoms at gestational weeks 17 and 30, as well as 6 months, 1.5, 3, and 5 years postpartum. Fathers' depression was measured at gestational week 17. At the last three time-points, child internalizing and externalizing problems were concurrently assessed. We performed multilevel analyses for internalizing and externalizing problems separately, using

SUBMITTER: Gjerde LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484352 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature