Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil.

Jéssica Pedroso da SilvaFernando José HerkrathGabriela BucciniSonia Isoyama VenancioRafael Pérez-EscamillaMuriel Bauermann Gubert

Published in: Food and nutrition bulletin (2021)

Poor maternal mental health mediates the relationship between HFI and ECD, and ECD is influenced by poverty, single motherhood, and unwanted pregnancy through different pathways. Therefore, public policies and interventions that aim to promote an optimal ECD should also approach these aspects.

Keyphrases

mental health
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
mental illness
public health
pregnant women
preterm birth
gestational age
emergency department
weight gain
electronic health record