Cumulative exposure to maternal psychological distress in the prenatal and postnatal periods and atopic dermatitis in children: findings from the TMM BirThree Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mental health problems in each of the prenatal period and postnatal period have been demonstrated as possible risk factors for atopic dermatitis (AD) in children. However, the cumulative impacts of maternal psychological distress in the prenatal and postnatal periods on AD in children remain unclear. This study examined the association between cumulative exposure to maternal psychological distress in the prenatal and postnatal periods and the development of AD in children.

Methods

Data were derived from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study in Japan. In total, 8377 mother-child pairs in which the child had no AD at the age of 1 year were analyzed. Maternal psychological distress in early pregnancy and 1 year after del

SUBMITTER: Kawaguchi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8944031 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature