Maternal depression and offspring mental health at age 5: MINA-Brazil cohort study.
Alicia MatijasevichAlexandre Faisal-CuryIsabel GiacominiJulia de Souza RodriguesMarcia Caldas de CastroMarly Augusto CardosoPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2024)
We identified poorer mental health outcomes for children of mothers assigned to the "chronic/severe" and "increasing" depressive symptoms trajectories. Prevention and treatment initiatives to avoid the adverse short, medium, and long-term effects of maternal depression on offspring development should focus on women belonging to these groups.
Keyphrases
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- social support
- sleep quality
- high fat diet
- birth weight
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- young adults
- pregnant women
- early onset
- mental illness
- quality improvement
- gestational age
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- drug induced
- weight gain
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- cervical cancer screening
- smoking cessation