The impact of maternal post‐partum depression on the language development of children at 12 months
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BACKGROUND: Language is one of the most important acquisitions made during childhood. Before verbal language, a child develops a range of skills and behaviours that allow the child to acquire all communication skills. Factors such as environmental factors, socio-economic status and interaction with parents can affect the acquisition of vocabulary in children. Post-partum depression can negatively affect the first interactions with the child and, consequently, the emotional, social and cognitive development of the child. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the effect of the duration of the mother's depression on the language development of children at 12 months old. METHODS: This was a longitudinal study. The participants of this study were mothers who had received prenatal care from the Brazilian National System of Public Health in Pelotas city, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The mothers were interviewed at two different time points: from 30 to 90 days after delivery and at 12 months after delivery; the children were also evaluated at this later time point. To diagnose maternal depression, we used the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and to assess child development, we used the language scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III. RESULTS: We followed 296 dyads. Maternal depression at both time points (post partum and at 12 months) was significantly associated with the language development of infants at 12 months of age. This impact was accentuated when related to the duration of the disorder. Older women and women with more than two children were more likely to have children with poorer language development, while women who were the primary caregiver had children with higher scores on the language test. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that maternal age, parity, primary caregiver status and duration of post-partum depression are associated with the language development of the child.
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Children whose mothers were depressed at both assessments had worse language development than the children of mothers who were depressed at only one time point or not at all (-2.87, 95% CI = −5.01, −0.64).
“Children whose mothers were depressed at both assessments had worse language development than the children of mothers who were depressed at only one time point or not at all (–2.87, 95% CI = −5.01, −0.64).”
From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [105]
Maternal depression at both time points (postpartum and at 12 months) was significantly associated with the language development of infants at 12 months of age.
“Maternal depression at both time points (postpartum and at 12 months) was significantly associated with the language development of infants at 12 months of age.”
From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [105]
Many studies indicated significant and negative associations between maternal postpartum depressive symptoms and infant cognitive development, language development, infant behaviors, overall infant health concerns, and quality of sleep.
“Moreover, many studies indicated significant and negative associations between maternal postpartum depressive symptoms and infant cognitive development,94,95,99,101,102,107,141,147 language development,94,102,105,116,117,131,132,139 infant behaviors,49,52,110,114,120,121,131,133 overall infant health concerns,48,104,119,122–124,135,136,138 and quality of sleep.104,108”
From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [105]
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- Authors
- Quevedo, L. A., Silva, R. A., Godoy, R., Jansen, K., Matos, M. B., Tavares Pinheiro, K. A., & Pinheiro, R. T.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Católica de Pelotas (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Pinheiro, R. T.
- Venue
- Child: Care, Health and Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-06-08
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 420-424
- ISSN
- 0305-1862 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2214
- OpenAlex
- W1530088488
- Cited by
- 171
- References
- 12
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- FWCI
- 5.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child Care Health and Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, infant language development, depression duration, primary caregivers, maternal age, parity, prenatal care, child development, parent-infant interaction
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Brazil, Child Development, Female, Humans, Infant, Language Development, Language Development Disorders, Longitudinal Studies, Maternal Behavior, Mother-Child Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Child of Impaired Parents, Depression, Postpartum
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