Developmental Profile of Infants Born to Mothers with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: A Comparative Study

Autor/in	Kalita, Kamal Narayan
Titel	Developmental Profile of Infants Born to Mothers with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: A Comparative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 6 (2010) 1, S.3-12 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-1342
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Psychosis; Child Development; Infants; Measures (Individuals); Profiles; Comparative Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Cognitive Development; Hospitals; Check Lists; Age Differences; Correlation; Surgery; Body Weight; Incidence; Foreign Countries; Scores; India; Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Psychose; Kindesentwicklung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Messdaten; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Angst; Kognitive Entwicklung; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Checkliste; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Korrelation; Chirurgie; Körpergewicht; Vorkommen; Ausland; Indien
Abstract	Background: Postpartum period is associated with higher rates for depression, blues and psychosis. Anxiety is also significant. These disorders may have serious implications in the cognitive development of the infant. There is relative lack of data in this area. So we tried to estimate postpartum anxiety and depression in a group of women and tried to compare its impact on the infants' development. Method: 100 women were assessed for depression and anxiety using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, ICD-10 criteria. Of the three categories of these postpartum women 10 each mother infant pairs were selected and were given Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales Developmental Profile Infant Toddler Checklist at 6 months. Results: 18% and 15% depression and anxiety were found respectively. Higher maternal age, parity, any post operative history correlated with it significantly. In case of infants, infants born to ill mothers were found to gain weight less as compared with that of infants born to healthy mothers. Moreover they were found to have less scores in the social, speech and symbolic composites. Conclusion: Depression and anxiety are separate clinical conditions having significant prevalence in postpartum period. These clinical conditions have impact on the development of the infant and its early recognition may be beneficial for the newborn and the family. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. e-mail: jiacam@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jiacam.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10