Open AccessPrenatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms Predict Early Infant Health Concerns
Author(s) -
Shayna S. Coburn,
Linda J. Luecken,
I. A. Rystad,
Betty Lin,
Nancy A. Gonzales
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-018-2448-7
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , pregnancy , gestational age , birth weight , obstetrics , depression (economics) , gestation , prenatal care , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , pediatrics , depressive symptoms , population , psychiatry , environmental health , anxiety , genetics , macroeconomics , economics , biology
Recent research suggests that health disparities among low-SES and ethnic minority populations may originate from prenatal and early life exposures. Postpartum maternal depressive symptoms have been linked to poorer infant physical health, yet prenatal depressive symptoms not been thoroughly examined in relation to infant health.