Father involvement, couple relationship quality, and maternal Postpartum Depression: the role of ethnicity among low-income families

Zhang, Ying; Razza, Rachel A.

doi:10.1007/s10995-022-03407-4

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“…31 ( 15 , 17 – 19 , 21 – 24 , 28 – 32 , 34 – 36 , 38 – 46 , 48 – 57 ) studies reported the outcome indicator LF/HF. The overall quality of two ( 26 , 33 ) of the articles was weak, and the overall quality of the others was moderate ( 15 – 27 , 29 – 34 , 36 – 57 ).…”

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“…26 ( 15 – 20 , 22 – 37 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 55 ) studies reported the outcome indicator SDNN. 28 ( 15 – 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 33 – 35 , 38 , 40 – 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 49 , 50 , 52 , 55 ) studies reported the outcome indicator RMSSD. 13 ( 14 , 15 , 22 , 25 – 27 , 29 , 31 , 33 – 35 , 42 , 48 , 50 ) studies reported the outcome indicator PNN50.…”

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Heart rate variability status at rest in adult depressed patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wu,

Miao,

Cao

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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PurposesA meta-analysis was conducted to examine the differences in heart rate variability (HRV) between depressed patients and healthy individuals, with the purpose of providing a theoretical basis for the diagnosis of depression and the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.MethodsTo search China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Cochrane Library databases to collect case–control studies on HRV in depressed patients, the retrieval date is from the establishment of the database to December 2022. Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) scale was used to evaluate literature quality, and Stata14.0 software was used for meta-analysis.ResultsThis study comprised of 43 papers, 22 written in Chinese and 21 in English, that included 2,359 subjects in the depression group and 3,547 in the healthy control group. Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the healthy control group, patients with depression had lower SDNN [Hedges’ g = −0.87, 95% CI (−1.14, −0.60), Z = −6.254, p < 0.01], RMSSD [Hedges’ g = −0.51, 95% CI (−0.69,-0.33), Z = −5.525, p < 0.01], PNN50 [Hedges’ g = −0.43, 95% CI (−0.59, −0.27), Z = −5.245, p < 0.01], LF [Hedges’ g = −0.34, 95% CI (−0.55, − 0.13), Z = −3.104, p < 0.01], and HF [Hedges’ g = −0.51, 95% CI (−0.69, −0.33), Z = −5.669 p < 0.01], and LF/HF [Hedges’ g = −0.05, 95% CI (−0.27, 0.18), Z = −0.410, p = 0.682] showed no significant difference.ConclusionThis research revealed that HRV measures of depressed individuals were lower than those of the healthy population, except for LF/HF, suggesting that people with depression may be more at risk of cardiovascular diseases than the healthy population.

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Heart rate variability status at rest in adult depressed patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wu,

Miao,

Cao

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Hence, postpartum stress associated with infant nurturing was reduced, and it only increased if the baby developed any health issues 55–57. Studies also found that maternal postpartum mental health may benefit from positive father engagement in infant care,58 59 and higher father engagement may mitigate maternal stress associated with infant sleep disturbances 60. Most Chinese fathers do not observe gender role boundaries in child rearing and are reported to be actively involved in childcare activities, such as feeding and bathing 61…”

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Postpartum stress in the first 6 months after delivery: a longitudinal study in Nantong, China

Wang,

Gu,

Gao

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThe objective is to to explore the longitudinal change trajectories of postpartum stress and its related factors.DesignA longitudinal study with follow-ups from 42 days to 6 months after delivery.Settings and participantsA total of 406 postpartum women were recruited at baseline (42 days after delivery) from 6 hospitals in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, and followed up at 3 and 6 months. After the follow-ups, 358 postpartum women were retained for further analysis.MethodsPostpartum stress was evaluated using the Maternal Postpartum Stress Scale (MPSS) at baseline (42 days) and 3 and 6 months after delivery. MPSS has three dimensions, such as: personal needs and fatigue, infant nurturing and body changes and sexuality. Postpartum depression and anxiety were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the short-form Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, respectively. The MPSS scores were normalised using a rank-based inverse normal transformation.ResultsPostpartum stress decreased significantly after 3 months, and postpartum stress reduced further after 6 months. Additionally, the scores for all three dimensions reduced after 6 months, while infant nurturing reduced after both 3 and 6 months. Older age (β=0.028, p=0.049), higher education level (β=0.153, p=0.005) and higher body mass index (BMI) (β=0.027, p=0.008) of the postpartum women were significantly associated with higher postpartum stress levels in corresponding dimensions at 42 days. Older age was also associated with higher postpartum stress at 3 (β=0.030, p=0.033) and 6 months (β=0.050, p<0.001) in the dimension of personal needs and fatigue. Postpartum stress levels were significantly higher in women with depression or anxiety symptoms.ConclusionsPostpartum stress continuously declined from 42 days to 6 months after delivery. Postpartum women with older age, higher education levels, higher BMI and anxiety or depression symptoms should be the target population for early intervention.

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“…Nevertheless, the directions between father involvement and maternal stress are not yet clearly stated. For instance, the perception of greater father’s involvement in childcare tasks is related to lower maternal stress [ 11 , 52 , 53 , 54 ]; however, the absence of this association was also found [ 51 , 55 ].…”

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“…These contradictory findings may rely on indirect effects which have remained mostly underexplored. Among the mediators, the quality of the mother–father relationship or romantic relationship were the most often examined, e.g., [ 52 , 54 ]. However, the ability of parents to share responsibilities and decisions related to parental tasks and childcare—i.e., coparenting [ 13 , 56 , 57 ]—may play an important role to better explain the association between father involvement and maternal stress.…”

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Father Involvement and Maternal Stress: The Mediating Role of Coparenting

d’Orsi

Veríssimo

Diniz

2023

IJERPH

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In recent years mothers have been finding themselves overwhelmed by the need to balance work and maternal duties. Father involvement in childcare has been related to a decrease in mother’s burden in childcare. This association is influenced by multiple aspects, such as the way parents share parenting perspectives and views about child rearing, i.e., coparenting. Nevertheless, the mediating role of coparenting on the association between father involvement and maternal stress has been overlooked. This will be addressed by the current study. A total of 254 Portuguese married/cohabiting mothers of preschool children reported on maternal stress, father involvement in caregiving, and coparenting. Data was collected in public and private schools through questionnaires and online through advertisements in social media. Results show that greater father involvement in direct care was associated with greater maternal stress, but this direction changes when mediated by cooperative coparenting. Moreover, results suggest that when mothers perceived less conflict in coparenting, greater father (in)direct care contributed to decreased maternal stress. The current study supports the notion that fathers involvement and parent’s cooperation account to mothers’ wellbeing, which will improve family dynamics.

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Father involvement, couple relationship quality, and maternal Postpartum Depression: the role of ethnicity among low-income families

Cited by 10 publications

References 64 publications

Heart rate variability status at rest in adult depressed patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart rate variability status at rest in adult depressed patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Postpartum stress in the first 6 months after delivery: a longitudinal study in Nantong, China

Father Involvement and Maternal Stress: The Mediating Role of Coparenting

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