Positive Emotions During Infant Feeding and Postpartum Mental Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research shows that individuals can improve mental health by increasing experiences of positive emotions. However, the role of positive emotions in perinatal mental health has not been investigated. This study explored the extent to which positive emotions during infant feeding are associated with maternal depression and anxiety during the first year postpartum.

Materials and methods

One hundred and sixty-four women drawn from a longitudinal cohort of mother-infant dyads were followed from the third trimester through 12 months postpartum. We measured positive emotions during infant feeding at 2 months using the mean subscale score of the modified Differential Emotions Scale. Depression and anxiety symptoms were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-II and St

SUBMITTER: Wouk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390657 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature