Post-partum depression and infant growth in a South African peri-urban settlementTomlinson, M., Cooper, P.J., Stein, A., Swartz, L. and Molteno, C. (2006) Post-partum depression and infant growth in a South African peri-urban settlement. Child: Care, Health and Development, 32 (1). pp. 81-86. ISSN 0305-1862 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00598.x Abstract/SummaryAim: To examine the association between maternal post-natal depression and infant growth. Background: Infant growth has recently been shown, in two studies from South Asia, to be adversely affected by maternal depression in the early post-partum period. It is uncertain whether a similar association obtains in developing countries outside Asia. Method: A sample of 147 mother–infant dyads was recruited from a peri-urban settlement outside Cape Town and seen at 2 and 18 months post partum. Results: No clear effect of post-partum depression on infant growth was found. Although maternal depression at 2 months was found to be associated with lower infant weight at 18 months, when birthweight was considered this effect disappeared. Conclusions: Possible explanations for the non-replication of the South Asian findings are considered.
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