Infant carrying is associated with reduced maternal repetitive negative thinking and increased maternal mental health.

Johanna SchoppmannTobias TeismannValerie Alina Holleck-WeithmannEmma HundertmarkKatharina JandewerthPauline ObereinerDinah RudolphSabine Seehagen

Published in: Journal of reproductive and infant psychology (2021)

These results are the first indication that carrying could be a low threshold, easily administered intervention method for maternal mental health problems.

Keyphrases

mental health
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
mental illness
randomized controlled trial
high frequency
gestational age
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss