Antenatal depressive symptoms and behavioral outcomes in children at 78 months: A study from South India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low and middle income countries report a higher prevalence of antenatal depression. The association between antenatal depressive symptoms and behavioral outcomes in children at 78 months in motherchild dyads who participated in a randomized control trial of maternal B12 supplementation during pregnancy was examined in this study.

Methods

Children of 140 women, out of 366 who had participated in the placebo-controlled, randomized trial of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy and 6 weeks post-partum, on whom serial assessments of depressive symptoms in each of the trimesters were done using the Kessler's 10 Psychological Distress Scale (K10), were assessed using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at 78 months.

Results

Thirty seven women

SUBMITTER: Thomas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9261908 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature