Effects of Stress and Nativity on Maternal Antenatal Substance Use and Postnatal Mental Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Background: Maternal substance use and common mental disorders (CMDs) during or after pregnancy can lead to negative health outcomes among mothers and infants. We examined whether nativity (US-born versus foreign-born) and stress levels during pregnancy were associated with antenatal substance use and postnatal CMDs. Methods: We analyzed the Boston Birth Cohort, a racially diverse cohort recruited at birth with rolling enrollment since 1998. Information on antenatal substance use (tobacco and/or alcohol use) was obtained using an in-person postpartum questionnaire (n = 6,514). Information on postnatal CMDs (depression and/or anxiety) was obtained from medical records (n = 2,052). Nativity and stress during pregnancy were self-reported. We performed

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245787 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature