Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has not been investigated in relation to parenting skills in adolescent mothers. This study investigated whether maternal inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms early in pregnancy predict poorer parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life in adolescent mothers living in adverse environmental conditions.

Methods

The participants in this study were 80 adolescent mothers aged 14-19 years and their babies who were taking part in a randomized controlled trial on the effects of a home-visiting program on infant development. Symptoms of maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were assessed in the first trimester of pregnancy. Parenting skills (maternal competence, attachment

SUBMITTER: Oliveira JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature