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Postpartum depression effects on early interactions, parenting, and safety practices: A review
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In this paper studies are reviewed from the last decade on postpartum depression effects on early interactions, parenting, safety practices and on early interventions. The interaction disturbances of depressed mothers and their infants appear to be universal, across different cultures and socioeconomic status groups and, include less sensitivity of the mothers and responsivity of the infants. Several caregiving activities also appear to be compromised by postpartum depression including feeding practices, most especially breastfeeding, sleep routines and well-child visits, vaccinations and safety practices. These data highlight the need for universal screening of maternal and paternal depression during the postpartum period. Early interventions reviewed here include psychotherapy and interaction coaching for the mothers, and infant massage for their infants.
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“In depressed mothers, studies suggest women may avoid or limit exposure to distressing infant stimuli (Field, 2010; Murray et al., 1996; Pearson et al., 2012).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Field, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- Corresponding author
- Field, Tiffany
- ORCID
- Field, Tiffany
- Venue
- Infant Behavior and Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-02
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-6
- ISSN
- 0163-6383 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2819576
- OpenAlex
- W2055689655
- Cited by
- 1,493
- References
- 49
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- FWCI
- 3.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Infant Behavior and Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- NIH (AT# 00370)
- March of Dimes Grant (# 12-FYO3-48)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Health and Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, mother-infant interaction, maternal sensitivity, parenting practices, breastfeeding, infant feeding practices, infant immunization, child safety practices, early intervention, universal screening, paternal depression, infant massage, psychotherapy
- MeSH terms
- Child Rearing, Fathers, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Depression, Postpartum
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