Newborn behavior and risk of postnatal depression in the motherSutter-Dallay, A. L., Murray, L., Glatigny-Dallay, E. and Verdoux, H. (2003) Newborn behavior and risk of postnatal depression in the mother. Infancy, 4 (4). pp. 589-602. ISSN 1525-0008 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. Official URL: http://www.infancyarchives.com/contents/volume4/vo... Abstract/SummaryThe aim of this study was to assess which behavioral characteristics of the newborn infant are associated with an increased risk of postnatal depression (PND) in the mother. A total of 497 mothers from a prospective cohort study were recruited during the last trimester of pregnancy. Infants were evaluated at 3 days with the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Scale. Maternal PND was assessed at 6 weeks postpartum with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Behavioral characteristics of the infant predicted the occurrence of PND, independent of other risk factors for PND: The lower the infants' orientation performance, the higher the risk that the mother would present with PND 6 weeks after delivery. As orientation capacities play a key role in the interactional skills developed between mothers and their infants, an infant who is difficult to engage in interaction may contribute to the risk of PND.
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