Our recent research suggests that:(1) maternal depression negatively affects infants as early
as the neonatal period, implicating prenatal effects of maternal depression;(2) as early as …

In communities with risk factors such as poverty, significant numbers of women are
chronically depressed. For this group, maternal depression appears to affect prenatal …

Depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder and has long-term, compromising
effects on the mother-infant relationship and the child's development. The infant …

Abstract review studies showing that infants respond in specific and characteristic ways to
depressed maternal affect, and that these effects carry over to situations in which mothers no …

Literature is reviewed demonstrating the impact of maternal depression on early infant
interactions and development. Infants of depressed mothers (a) develop a depressed mood …

In this paper studies are reviewed from the last decade on postpartum depression effects on
early interactions, parenting, safety practices and on early interventions. The interaction …

Although a great deal of research has assessed negative child outcomes associated with
maternal depression, relatively less research effort has attempted to address the …

This chapter contains sections titled: Overview Effects of Postnatal Depression on Mother–
Child Relationships Biological Outcomes Cognitive Development Behavioral …

Infants of mothers who remain depressed for 1 year after birth have a distinct profile of
behavioral, physiologic, and biochemical dysregulation. Their mothers also have a distinct …

Maternal postpartum depression (PPD) exerts long-term negative effects on infants; yet the
mechanisms by which PPD disrupts emotional development are not fully clear. Utilizing an …