Prenatal maternal depression predicts neural maturation and negative emotion in infants

Kling, Jennifer L.; Mistry-Patel, Sejal; Peoples, Sarah G.; Caldera, Daniel R.; Brooker, Rebecca J.

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101802

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“…Across cultures and different SES groups, maternal mental disorders (pre- and postnatally) have repeatedly been found to reduce mothers` ability to sensitively read and respond to infant cues (Anke et al, 2019 ; Bernard et al, 2018 ; Dix & Yan, 2014 ; Field, 2010 ; Hakanen et al, 2019 ; Newman et al, 2007 ). It should be noted that maternal distress in pregnancy also predicts negative emotionality in their babies (Field, 2017 ; Kling et al, 2023 ), possibly making interactions more difficult to manage. Our findings add to this literature, as dyads in the mental health group showed significantly poorer interactional quality than dyads with little or no prenatal risk.…”

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Multiple Risk in Pregnancy- Prenatal Risk Constellations and Mother-Infant Interactions, Parenting Stress, and Child Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study from Pregnancy to 18 Months Postpartum

Helmikstøl,

Moe,

Smith

et al. 2023

Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol

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Multiple risk is associated with adverse developmental outcomes across domains. However, as risk factors tend to cluster, it is important to investigate formation of risk constellations, and how they relate to child and parental outcomes. By means of latent class analysis patterns of prenatal risk factors were identified, and relations to interactional quality, parenting stress, and child internalizing and externalizing behaviors were investigated. An array of prenatal risk factors was assessed in 1036 Norwegian pregnant women participating in a prospective longitudinal community-based study, Little in Norway. Mother-infant interactions were videotaped and scored with the Early Relational Health Screen (ERHS) at 12 months. The Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) were administered at 18 months. First, we analyzed response patterns to prenatal risks to identify number and characteristics of latent classes. Second, we investigated whether latent class membership could predict mother-child interactional quality, parenting stress, and child internalizing and externalizing behavior after the child was born. Results revealed three prenatal risk constellations: broad risk (7.52%), mental health risk (21.62%) and low-risk (70.86%). Membership in the broad risk group predicted lower scores on interactional quality, while membership in the mental health risk group predicted less favorable scores on all outcome measures. Prenatal risks clustered together in specific risk constellations that differentially related to parent, child and interactional outcomes.

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Multiple Risk in Pregnancy- Prenatal Risk Constellations and Mother-Infant Interactions, Parenting Stress, and Child Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study from Pregnancy to 18 Months Postpartum

Helmikstøl,

Moe,

Smith

et al. 2023

Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol

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Maternal psychological distress and temperament traits in children from infancy to late childhood

Lahti‐Pulkkinen,

Lähdepuro,

Lahti

et al. 2024

JCPP Advances

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BackgroundMaternal psychological distress during pregnancy is associated with infant temperament. Whether associations persist into late childhood, whether maternal distress is associated with temperament change from infancy to late childhood, whether associations are independent of maternal concurrent distress, and whether maternal distress has sensitive exposure periods on child temperament remain unclear.MethodsOur study includes mother‐child dyads from Finnish, prospective Prediction and Prevention of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction study. The mothers completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Perceived Stress Scale: biweekly up to 14 times during pregnancy; once in infancy (at child age 4–12 months); and once in late childhood (at child age 7–11 years). They also completed the Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised at the infancy (n = 2538) and Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire at the late childhood (n = 2004; 1693 children had data at both follow‐ups) follow‐up on child negative affectivity, extraversion and effortful control. We examined the associations of maternal distress with child temperament with linear regression, linear mixed and Bayesian relevant lifecourse exposure models.ResultsMaternal distress during pregnancy was associated with higher negative affectivity and lower effortful control in children in infancy and late childhood. Maternal distress during pregnancy was also associated with increases in negative affectivity, decreases in effortful Control, and smaller decreases in extraversion from infancy to late childhood. The associations with late childhood temperament and temperament change were independent of maternal concurrent distress. Late childhood was a sensitive period for lifetime‐to‐date effects of maternal distress on late childhood negative affectivity and effortful control. Distress during pregnancy and infancy had smaller contributions.ConclusionsMaternal psychological distress during pregnancy is associated with individual differences and change in child temperament from infancy to late childhood. However, distress during pregnancy has a smaller effect on late childhood temperament than maternal concurrent distress.

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Prenatal depression outcomes in the next generation: A critical review of recent DOHaD studies and recommendations for future research

van Dijk,

Talati,

Barrios

et al. 2024

Seminars in Perinatology

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Prenatal maternal depression predicts neural maturation and negative emotion in infants

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References 87 publications

Multiple Risk in Pregnancy- Prenatal Risk Constellations and Mother-Infant Interactions, Parenting Stress, and Child Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study from Pregnancy to 18 Months Postpartum

Multiple Risk in Pregnancy- Prenatal Risk Constellations and Mother-Infant Interactions, Parenting Stress, and Child Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study from Pregnancy to 18 Months Postpartum

Maternal psychological distress and temperament traits in children from infancy to late childhood

Prenatal depression outcomes in the next generation: A critical review of recent DOHaD studies and recommendations for future research

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