Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Gestational Weight Gain Modified the Association between Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Toddler's Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and abnormal pre-pregnancy BMI have been scarcely reported to play interactive effects on child health. In this prospective cohort, we aimed to examine the interactive effects of maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and pre-pregnancy BMI as well as gestational weight gain (GWG) on offspring emotional and behavioral problems (EPBs).

Methods

The study samples comprised 1216 mother-child pairs from Shanghai Maternal-Child Pairs Cohort recruited from 2016 to 2018. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG were obtained from medical records, and maternal depressive symptoms were assessed via the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at 32-36 gestational weeks. The child completed the behavioral measurement via the S

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824574 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature