Mother-infant interaction in women with depression in pregnancy and in women with a history of depression: the Psychiatry Research and Motherhood - Depression (PRAM-D) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the effects of depression before birth on the quality of the mother-infant interaction.

Aims

To understand whether depression, either in pregnancy or in lifetime before pregnancy, disrupts postnatal mother-infant interactions.

Method

We recruited 131 pregnant women (51 healthy, 52 with major depressive disorder (MDD) in pregnancy, 28 with a history of MDD but healthy pregnancy), at 25 weeks' gestation. MDD was confirmed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders. Neonatal behaviour was assessed at 6 days with the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale, and mother-infant interaction was assessed at 8 weeks and 12 months with the Crittenden CARE-Index.

Results

At 8 weeks and 12 months, dyads in the depression and h

SUBMITTER: Bind RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167851 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature