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Psychiatry
Florence Gressier, Nine M. C. Glangeaud-Freudenthal, Bruno Falissard, Anne-Laure Sutter-Dallay
Summary: This study found that women with MDPE-BPD were more likely to report a history of childhood maltreatment, being single, low social support, a history of depression, smoking during pregnancy, and suicide attempt during the perinatal period. These women had longer hospital stays and were more likely to experience neglect, abuse, and separation in infant care.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Hannah Bryson, Melissa Middleton, Hamidul Huque, Fiona Mensah, Sharon Goldfeld, Anna M. H. Price
Summary: The study found that there was no clear association between mothers' self-reported mental health symptoms and hair cortisol concentrations (HCC), except for high depression symptom severity being related to higher HCC. Limitations of the study include the use of self-reported symptoms measured for the preceding week with HCC capturing average cortisol over three months.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
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Psychiatry
Laura Ramo-Fernandez, Anja M. Gumpp, Christina Boeck, Sabrina Krause, Alexandra M. Bach, Christiane Waller, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Alexander Karabatsiakis
Summary: This study investigated the intergenerational effects of maternal childhood maltreatment exposure on DNA methylation and OXTR gene expression. The interplay of single nucleotide polymorphisms and DNAm on the regulation of oxytocinergic signaling was shown. The study also suggests that the intergenerational comparability of OXTR DNAm might be altered in infants of mothers who experienced childhood maltreatment.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah Nazzari, Serena Grumi, Giacomo Biasucci, Lidia Decembrino, Elisa Fazzi, Roberta Giacchero, Maria Luisa Magnani, Renata Nacinovich, Barbara Scelsa, Arsenio Spinillo, Elena Capelli, Elisa Roberti, Livio Provenzi, MOM-COPE Study Grp
Summary: This study suggests that prenatal maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic might have increased the risk of an altered socio-cognitive development in infants as assessed through an observational paradigm at 12 months. Special preventive attention should be devoted to infants born during the pandemic.
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Psychiatry
Sasha Rudenstine, Talia Schulder, Krish J. Bhatt, Kat McNeal, Catherine K. Ettman, Sandro Galea
Summary: This study investigates the relationships between long-COVID, COVID-19 related stress, depression, anxiety, and comorbid depression and anxiety outcomes. The findings indicate that women participants and individuals with higher stress levels are more likely to have probable depression and anxiety outcomes. Additionally, lower socioeconomic status and long-COVID are associated with probable comorbid depression and anxiety.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Psychology, Clinical
Chiara Pazzagli, Livia Buratta, Elena Coletti, Claudia Mazzeschi
Summary: Several studies have shown a close relationship between postpartum maternal mental health, mother-infant bonding, and parenting stress. However, the connection between maternal bonding and parenting stress has not been extensively explored in published literature. This cross-sectional study found that maternal bonding can partially alleviate the effects of postpartum maternal mental health on parenting stress. It emphasizes the importance of interventions that focus on the mother-infant relationship to reduce parenting stress and prevent developmental difficulties in children.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lin Lin, Lin Yu, Shuying Zhang, Jing Liu, Ying Xiong
Summary: This study aimed to observe the influence of MPIM on infantile eczema, quality of life, growth, and maternal mental state. The results showed that MPIM could effectively promote the remission of infantile eczema and reduce its relapse, along with relieving maternal anxiety and depression mood.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Anna Friedmann, Catherine Buechel, Clara Seifert, Stefan Eber, Volker Mall, Ina Nehring
Summary: Families with young children are particularly vulnerable to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comparison of three survey waves showed that these families are experiencing a high pandemic burden, parenting stress, and mental health problems for both parents and children. The stress factors remained pronounced and even increased over time.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Megan Galbally, Stuart Watson, Andrew J. Lewis, Josephine Power, Niels Buus, Marinus van IJzendoorn
Summary: This study examined the relationship between maternal attachment, perinatal depression, and emotional wellbeing. The findings showed that maternal attachment, specifically the Non-Autonomous states of mind, was associated with higher cortisol levels during pregnancy and higher depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. Mothers with depression and Non-Autonomous states of mind also reported higher parenting stress after childbirth. There was no significant intergenerational concordance between attachment classifications. Further research is needed to understand the role of maternal attachment in perinatal depression and emotional wellbeing.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Zahra M. Clayborne, Ian Colman, Mila Kingsbury, Fartein Ask Torvik, Kristin Gustavson, Wendy Nilsen
Summary: Research suggests that prenatal work stress is associated with depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum. Findings from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study indicate that women who experience work stress during pregnancy are at higher risk for subsequent mental health issues, highlighting the importance of workplace support for expecting and new mothers.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
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Developmental Biology
Heidemarie K. Laurent, Marissa Sbrilli, Danyelle Dawson, Megan Finnegan, Dawn Ramdas-Neal
Summary: The study aimed to refine the conceptualization of mother-infant cortisol attunement and examine the variability of attunement across dyads, as well as the impact of different factors on attunement. The findings showed that family resources and social support satisfaction predicted lower mother-infant cortisol attunement within the session.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychology, Developmental
Hannah Elise Bryson, Fiona Mensah, Sharon Goldfeld, Anna M. H. Price, Rebecca Giallo
Summary: The study used hair cortisol to investigate the impact of maternal physiological stress and parenting behaviors on young children's physiological stress. The results showed a positive association between maternal and child physiological stress, with no significant relationship found between parenting behavior and children's stress levels. There were also no mediating pathways identified between economic or psychosocial adversity and children's physiological stress, suggesting that genetic factors may play a larger role.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Megan M. Hare, Aimee Kroll-Desrosiers, Kristina M. Deligiannidis
Summary: The study found that women at risk for peripartum depression and those with peripartum depression experience worse mother-infant bonding. Peripartum anxiety should also be assessed as it may indicate later postpartum depression.
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Sherifa Ahmed Hamed, Mohamed Elwasify, Mohamed Abdelhafez, Mohamed Fawzy
Summary: The study found that postpartum depression is a common issue in women, with anxiety being a predictor for both antepartum and postpartum depression. Antepartum depression and parenting stress were also predictors for postpartum depression.
WORLD JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wan-Lin Pan, Li-Chiu Lin, Li-Yen Kuo, Mu-Jung Chiu, Pei-Ying Ling
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of prenatal mindfulness intervention on stress, anxiety, depression, and mother-infant bonding. The results showed that the experimental group that received the intervention experienced reduced prenatal and postnatal stress, anxiety, and depression. However, there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of mother-infant bonding quality.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2023)
