Effects of parenting interventions for mothers with depressive symptoms and an infant: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Postpartum depression is common in the perinatal period and poses a risk for the development of the infant and the mother-infant relationship. Infancy is a critical developmental period of life and supportive parenting is crucial for healthy development, however, the effects of interventions aimed at improving parenting among mothers with depression are uncertain. AIMS:To assess the effects of parenting interventions on parent-child relationship and child development among mothers with depressive symptoms with 0-12-month-old infants. METHOD:We conducted a systematic review with the inclusion criteria: (a) randomised controlled trials of structured psychosocial parenting interventions for women with depressive symptoms and a child aged 0-12 months in Western Organisation for Econ

SUBMITTER: Rayce SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001473 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature